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Population: |
Total number of members of the ethnic group: 5,000
(Forte 2000) (more in Venezuela and Brazil). |
Region: |
Guyana, lowland and upland forests, the Mazaruni
River Basin, north of Patamona. |
Alternate
Names: |
Kapon. |
Classification: |
Cariban, Northern, East-West Guyana, Macushi-Kapon,
Kapon. |
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| AKAWAIO (ACEWAIO, AKAWAI,
ACAHUAYO, KAPON) [ARB]
3,800 in Guyana, 9% of the Amerindians (1990 J. Forte);
500 in Brazil; very few in Venezuela with no villages
there (1982 D. Wall WC); 4,300 or more in all countries.
West central, north of Patamona. Carib,
Northern, East-West Guiana, Macushi-Kapon, Kapon. Important
differences in vocabulary from Patamona. Language attitudes
indicate separate literature is needed. They and the Patamona
call themselves 'Kapon'. Tropical forest. Upland. Hunter-gatherers,
fishermen. Traditional religion. Bible portions 1873.
Work in progress. |
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