Tedamali, also known as Telamali, 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, Suri ...
village on the
Lawa River in
French Guiana
French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic ...
.
Geography
Tedamali lies about upstream the Lawa river from
Maripasoula
Maripasoula, previously named Upper Maroni, is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. With a land area of , Maripasoula is the largest commune of France.
Geography
The Lawa and Maroni ...
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Notable people
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Wayana Boy, a musician whose real name is David Khana, lives in Tedamali.
Notes
References
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Indigenous villages in French Guiana
Maripasoula
Villages in French Guiana
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