Palasisi
Mapahpan | |
|---|---|
  Palasisi Location in French Guiana | |
| Coordinates: 3°17′27″N 54°5′1″W / 3.29083°N 54.08361°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
| Commune | Maripasoula |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 15[1] |
Palasisi, also named Mapahpan or Palassisi, is a Wayana village on an island in the Litani River.[2][1][3] The village was founded by Wayanas who emigrated from Brazil.[3]
Name
Palasisi means "white man" in the Wayana language and is usually reserved for the French.[4] Wapahpan means "place of the Wapa tree".[2]
Geography
Palasisi lies about 700 m (2,300 ft) downstream the Litani River from the village of Pëleya and 1.5 km (0.93 mi) upstream the Litani River from the village of Antecume Pata.
Notes
References
- Duin, Renzo Sebastiaan (2009). Wayana Socio-political Landscapes: Multi-scalar Regionality and Temporality in Guiana (PDF). University of Florida.
- Fleury, Marie; Opoya, Tasikale; Aloïké, Waiso (2016). "Les Wayana de Guyane française sur les traces de leur histoire". Revue d'ethnoécologie. 9 (9). doi:10.4000/ethnoecologie.2711.
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