Waiwai
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A Cariban language spoken by a native group in northern Brazil and Guyana
- proper noun
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Waiwai
- The Waiwai language is still spoken by communities in parts of Brazil and Guyana.
Examples
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She is learning Waiwai to communicate with elders in the village.
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Linguists recorded several stories in Waiwai to preserve the language for future study.
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The Waiwai language has unique phonetic characteristics.
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Can you speak Waiwai fluently?
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Linguists recorded several stories in Waiwai to preserve the language for future study.
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The Waiwai language is still spoken by communities in parts of Brazil and Guyana.
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She is learning Waiwai to communicate with elders in the village.
Surface Forms
Waiwai main
Etymology
Waiwai also names the Cariban 'language' those people speak, because the communities call their speech by the same name, so Waiwai refers to both the people and their language.
