Matawai can refer to:
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Matawai people
The Matawai (also ''Matuariërs'') are a tribe of Surinamese Maroons. The Matawai were originally part of the Saramaka, and signed a peace agreement with the Dutch colonists in 1762. The tribe split from the Saramaka, and in 1769, they were recogn ...
, an ethnic group of Suriname
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Matawai language, the language of Suriname's Matawai people
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Matawai, New Zealand, a settlement in New Zealand's North Island
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