COMUNIDAD NATIVA WAYUU

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NATIVE COMMUNITY: WAYUU

Language

Record six vowels and sixteen consonants.

It is an agglutinating language

The language spoken by the Wayuu people is called Wayuunaiki.

Economy

Economic activities such as fishing, trade, traditional textile production, ceramics

Before, the cattle was the main wealth and also the main reason for prestige and gain.

The Wayuu people are especially dedicated to grazing

Daily activities

The native dance yocna or yonna (known as chicha maya), is used in celebrations related to the development of women and involves steps where she advances in defiance of the man, who recoils trying not to fall.

The work of grazing is accompanied by music produced by flutes.

Festivities and rituals widely imply the use of traditional music.

Life and integrity of the person

All beings of nature, to the extent that it conforms a whole with man, they are sacred.

The principle of Wayúu normativity is that "life is sacred" and fragile

Value of the word

For example, if they agree to pay a debt to another person on a given day, it is an obligation to comply with that offer.

In the Wayúu culture, the value of the word is rooted in everyday life.

Wayuu relationship

The members of the same clan are distinguished by identifying themselves with a common name and usually represented by an animal.

Their classical organization based on unilineal kinship, governed by the female axis.

Where they are?

The Wayuus are aborigines from the peninsula of La Guajira, on the Caribbean Sea.