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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]

Palasisi Mapahpan
Palasisi Location in French Guiana
Coordinates: 3°17′27″N 54°5′1″W
Country	France
Overseas region	French Guiana
Arrondissement	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Commune	Maripasoula
Population  (2009)
• Total	15[1]

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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