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Waiwai Indian Language
Waiwai is a Carib language of South America,
spoken by 2000 people in Brazil and Guyana. Waiwai is an agglutinative language with complex verb morphology.
Word order is primarily SOV.
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Waiwai Words
Our list of vocabulary words in the Waiwai language, with comparison to words in other Cariban languages.
La Lengua Waiwai:
Information on Waiwai including a linguistic map of South America. Page in Spanish.
House of Languages: Waiwai 
Tunayana Taruma:
Information about Waiwai language usage.
Waiwai Language:
Demographic information on Waiwai from the Ethnologue of Languages.
Waiwai Language Tree:
Theories about Waiwai's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.
Wai Wai Language Structures:
Waiwai linguistic profile and academic bibliography.
Wáiwai Culture:
Article on the history and traditions of the Waiwai tribe.
Wai Wai Indians:
Overview of the Waiwai people, with photographs.
Tribes of Northeastern Brazil:
Map showing where the Waiwai people live in Brazil.
The Waiwai of Brazil:
Brief profile of the Waiwai tribe.
Waiwai:
Article and photographs on the Waiwai culture.
Wai-Wai People:
Encyclopedia articles on the Waiwai Indians.
Books for sale on the Waiwais
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Getting to Know Waiwai: An Amazonian Ethnography:
Detailed monograph on the Waiwai tribe.
Of Passionate Curves and Desirable Cadences: Themes on Waiwai Social Being:
Interesting book on the Waiwai worldview.
Links, References, and Additional Information
Os Wai Wai (Karafawyana) Los Waiwai:
Information about the Waiwais in Portuguese and Spanish.
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