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Wapishana Indian Language (Wapichana)

Wapishana is an Arawakan language of South America, spoken by 7500 people in Guyana and Brazil.

˜Wapishana Language Resources –

Wapishana Vocabulary:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Wapishana language, with comparison to words in other Arawakan languages.

Wapishana Literacy Project:
Article on efforts to preserve the Wapishana language.

La Lengua Wapixaná:
Wapishana language information including a linguistic map of South America. Page in Spanish.

Wapishana Language:
Demographic information on Wapishana from the Ethnologue of Languages.

˜Wapishana Culture and History Links –

Wapishana Oral History:
Story of the arrival of Europeans, narrated by Wapishana elder José Antônio.

The Wapixana:
Fact sheet on the Wapixana Indians including a photograph.

Wapishana Weavings:
Website of a Wapishana weaver whose artwork is for sale.

Wapisiana:
Article and photographs on the Wapisiana culture.

˜Books For Sale On The Wapishanas –

Amerindian Testimonies: Makushi and Wapishana Ethnography:
Book on the culture and history of the Wapishana and Makushi tribes.

Comparative Arawakan Histories: Rethinking Language Family and Culture Area in Amazonia:
Anthropology book on the Wapishana and other Arawakan tribes of the Amazon.

Native American Indian Books:
Evolving list of books about Native Americans in general.

˜Links, References, and Additional Information –

Wapishana People:
Encyclopedia articles on the Wapishana Indians.
Os Uapixana:
Information about the Wapishanas in Portuguese.

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