Wayuu people

Wayuu
Wayúu people engaged in a courtship dance
Total population
Approx. 413,437 in Venezuela (2011 Census)[1]
Approx. 380,460 in Colombia (2018 Census)[2]
Regions with significant populations
La Península Guajira
 Colombia and  Venezuela
Languages
Wayuu, Spanish
Religion
Traditional, Roman Catholicism (mixed), many Protestant Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Arawak group
PeopleWayuu
LanguageWayuunaiki
CountryWajiira

The Wayuu (also Wayu, Wayúu, Guajiro, Wahiro) are an Indigenous ethnic group of the Guajira Peninsula in northernmost Colombia and northwest Venezuela. The Wayuu language is part of the Arawakan language family.

  1. ^ "XIV Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda, 2011". Instituto Nacional de Estadística(INE).
  2. ^ "RESULTADOS DEL CENSO NACIONAL DE POBLACIÓN Y VIVIENDA 2018". DANE Información para todos.

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