Wayuu people
The Wayuu (also Wayu, Wayúu, Guajiro, Wahiro) are an Amerindian ethnic group of the Guajira Peninsula in northernmost Colombia and northwest Venezuela. The Wayuu language is part of the Maipuran (Arawak) language family.
Wayúu people, courtship dance (baile de cortejo) | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| approx. 413,437 in Venezuela (2011 Census) approx. 380,460 in Colombia (2018 Census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| La Península Guajira Colombia and Venezuela | |
| Languages | |
| Wayuu, Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional, Roman Catholicism (mixed) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Arawak group |
| People | Wayuu |
|---|---|
| Language | Wayuunaiki |
| Country | Wajiira |
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