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| Population: |
7,000 in Guyana, 16% of the Amerindians (1990
J. Forte). Population total all countries 11,400
to 13,000. |
| Region: |
Southwestern border area, Rupununi north savannahs.
Spread out in small settlements up to the foothills
of the Pakaraima Mts. Also spoken in Brazil, Venezuela.
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| Alternate
Names: |
MAKUSHI, MAKUXI, MACUSI, MACUSSI, TEWEYA, TEUEIA |
| Classification: |
Carib, Northern, East-West Guiana, Macushi-Kapon,
Macushi. |
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| MACUSHI (MAKUSHI, MAKUXI,
MACUSI, MACUSSI, TEWEYA, TEUEIA) [MBC]
7,000 in Guyana, 16% of the Amerindians (1990 J. Forte);
3,800 in Brazil (1977 Migliazza); 600 in Venezuela (1976
UFM); 11,400 to 13,000 in all countries. Southwestern
border area, Rupununi north savannahs. Spread out in small
settlements up to the foothills of the Pakaraima Mts.
Carib, Northern, East-West
Guiana, Macushi-Kapon, Macushi. Close to, but not intelligible
with, Patamona. The second language is English in Guyana,
Portuguese in Brazil, Spanish in Venezuela. Typology:
OVS. NT 1981. Bible portions 1923-1975. Work in progress. |
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