Wayampi, Oiapoque in French Guiana


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Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
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Introduction / History

The Amapari live in northern Brazil and are one of two groups of the Wyampi. The Amapari are proud of their language and identity. The Amapari live in an extended-family structure. The same term used for mother is also used for their mother's sisters. The society is patriarchal and matrilocal - meaning that families generally stay near their mother's family. Amapari generally marry within their tribal group to cross-cousins - this sometimes makes it difficult for young people to find potential spouses.

The Amapari are a friendly people open to developing new relationships with people whom they perceive to have a genuine interest in them. Daily sustenance is provided through hunting/gathering and farming. Staples of the diet include manioc, game, and crops they raise, such as corn. They live in thatched-roof houses which have no walls and may be one or two levels. Men generally wear loin cloths and women wear wrap-around skirts. Needs range from medical-care, agricultural training, cultural adjustment, and education as they adjust to increasing contact with the outside world. Scripture work has been made more difficult by the inability of expatriates to gain direct access to village areas. The New Testament has been available since 2003. The JESUS Film is also available in this language. Distribution of completed literature remains a concern.


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Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Wayampi, Amapari
People Name in Country Wayampi, Oiapoque
Alternate Names Oiampi; Oiampipuku; Oiapoque; Oyampi; Waiapi; Wajapi; Wayampi; Wayapi
Population this Country 800
Population all Countries 1,800
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 2
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 15897
ROP3 Code 110730
Country French Guiana
Region America, Latin
Continent South America
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Cayenne district: upper Oyapock river in 2 settlements, one near Camopi, the other south along Oyapock headwaters.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country French Guiana
Region America, Latin
Continent South America
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Cayenne district: upper Oyapock river in 2 settlements, one near Camopi, the other south along Oyapock headwaters..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.30 %)
20.00 %
Ethnic Religions
80.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Wayampi (800 speakers)
Language Code oym   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Wayampi (800 speakers)
Language Code oym   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Wayampi
Photo Source Agência Brasil - Wikimedia  Creative Commons 
Map Source Anonymous  
Profile Source Anonymous 
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