Palimino is a
Wayana
The Wayana (alternate names: Ajana, Uaiana, Alucuyana, Guaque, Ojana, Oyana, Orcocoyana, Pirixi, Urukuena, Waiano etc.) are a Carib-speaking people located in the southeastern part of the Guiana highlands, a region divided between Brazil, Surina ...
village on the
Litani River
The Litani River ( ar, نهر الليطاني, Nahr al-Līṭānī), the classical Leontes ( grc-gre, Λέοντες, Léontes, lions), is an important water resource in southern Lebanon. The river rises in the fertile Beqaa Valley, west of B ...
.
Geography
Palimino lies about upstream the Litani River from the village of
Pëleya
Pëleya, also spelt as Péléa, is a Wayana village on an island in the Litani River
The Litani River ( ar, نهر الليطاني, Nahr al-Līṭānī), the classical Leontes ( grc-gre, Λέοντες, Léontes, lions), is an important water ...
and about downstream from the village of
Pilima
Pilima, also known as Pidima, is a Wayana village situated on the Litani River in French Guiana.
History
Pilima was founded by the shaman or ''pïyai'' Pilima, son of former head captain Janomalë. Pilima sometimes clashed with the new head ca ...
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Notes
References
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Indigenous villages in French Guiana
Maripasoula
Villages in French Guiana
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