Waiwai language
| Waiwai | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Brazil, Guyana, Suriname |
| Ethnicity | Wai-Wai |
Native speakers | (2,200 cited 1990–2006) |
Cariban
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | waw |
| Glottolog | waiw1244 |
| ELP | |
Waiwai /ˈwaɪwaɪ/ (Uaiuai, Uaieue, Ouayeone) is a Cariban language of northern Brazil, with a couple hundred speakers across the border in southern Guyana and Suriname.
Katawiana, or Parukuto, is a dialect; Karahawyana is unattested but may be the same.