Waiwai (English spelling)

Japanese: ワイワイ(英語表記)Waiwai
Waiwai (English spelling)
An Indian living in the border area of ​​Guyana and Brazil in northern South America. Population: about 700. However, it is thought to be a mixture of three tribes other than the Waiwai that are similar in language and culture. Their language belongs to the Caribbean family. The tribe's name is a self-proclaimed one, but to the neighboring Arawak-speaking Wapishana people, it also means manioc, which is similar to their skin color. Contact with whites began in 1837. They mainly hunt with bows and arrows, and use curare poison to kill arboreal animals. They do not use blowguns.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
南アメリカ北部のガイアナ,ブラジル国境地域に住むインディオ。人口約700。しかしワイワイ以外の,言語的にも文化的にも近似している3部族が混ざったものと考えられている。言語はカリブ語系に属する。この部族名は自称であるが,アラワク語系の隣族ワピシャナ族にとっては,彼らの皮膚色に似ているマニオクを意味する語でもある。白人との接触開始は1837年。狩猟はおもに弓矢により,樹上動物にはクラーレ毒を用いる。吹矢は使われていない。

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