Patamona people
Indigenous people to the mountains of Guyana and Northern Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Patamona are an Amerindian people native to the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana and northern Brazil.[2] They speak a Cariban language, Kapóng, and have often been referred to interchangeably as Akawaio or Ingariko. Patamona are considered a sub-group of Kapon people.[3]
Quick Facts Total population, Regions with significant populations ...
Total population | |
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c. 5,698[1] (1990) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Guyana, Brazil | |
Guyana | c. 5,500 (1990)[1] |
Roraima (Brazil) | 198 (2014)[1] |
Languages | |
Patamona language | |
Religion | |
Traditional | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Akawaio and Pemon |
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There are about 5,000 living members of this and closely related ethnic groups in Guyana.[2] A 1990 population estimate for Guyana was 5500. According to FUNASA, Brazil had 120 Patamona in 2010. They were recognized as a distinct ethnic group in Brazil since 2005.[4]: 19