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Population: |
Total number of members of the ethnic group: ±
50 (Carlin 1998) |
Region: |
Suriname, south and south-west area, on the Tapanahoni
and Sipaliwini rivers, in the Trio villages Tëpu
(Përëru Tëpu), Kwamalasamutu, and
in Palumeu . |
Alternate
Names: |
Akuriyo, Akoerio, Wama |
Classification: |
Cariban, Northern, East-West Guyana, Wama |
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| AKURIO (AKOERIO, AKURI,
AKURIJO, AKURIYO, AKULIYO, WAMA, WAYARICURI, OYARICOULET,
TRIOMETESEM, TRIOMETESEN) [AKO]
40 to 50 (1977 WT). Southeast jungle. Carib,
Northern, East-West Guiana, Wama. Related to, but not
inherently intelligible with, Trió. All but one
group is living with the Trió, becoming bilingual
in Trió. Contacted in 1969. Dialects or related
languages: Urukuyana, Kumayena. Nearly extinct. |
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