ALFRED: allele frequency database
      The ALlele FREquency Database   
ALFRED is a resource of gene frequency data on human populations
supported by the U. S. National Science Foundation.
ALFRED detailed record information

Population Information

NameALFRED UIDPrimary LanguageLanguage Family
Wayana-ApalaiPO000131FWAYANA, APALAICarib

Synonyms:
Geographic Location1:  3N, 56W; 1N, 54W  
Sites typed for this population: View List
Population Samples: See Sample Information
External Resources: Ethnologue: Language Description Record     Wayana Aparai Record    Ethnologue: Language Map Record     Les ethnies de la Grande Amazonie Record     Wayana-Aparai Indians Record    Ethnologue: Language Description Record    
References: See references
Population Description: The Wayana-Aparai Indians, from Amapa, Brazil, are a combination of two separate tribes that fused together due to intermarriage and their proximate location. Both of these groups are speakers of the Carib linguistic group. According to the Ethnologue the total population of the Wayana was 750 in 1980 and 450 Aparai in 1993. The Wayana-Aparai were first contacted in the early to mid 18th century. This group's economy is agriculturally based and recently they have also been able to make money by selling their artwork. They are most famous for their masks and baskets. The most important ritual ceremonies for this group is the initiation ceremonies for girls and boys entering adulthood.
References:
- Tchen P, Bois E, Lanset S, Feingold N. "Blood group antigens in the Emerillon, Wayampi, and Wayana Amerindians of French Guiana". Hum Hered 31:47-53. (1981)


Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Wayana-Apalai

Sample UID: SA000448Q

Sample Description:The Wayana-Apalai are an Amerindian tribe located in the Brazilian Amazon. The Wayana-Apalai speak a Karib language. The individuals studied were apparently unrelated.

Number of Chromosomes: 50

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Da Silva WA Jr, Bortolini MC, Meyer D, Salzano FM, Elion J, Krishnamoorthy R, Schneider MP, De Guerra DC, Layrisse Z, Castellano HM, Weimer TD, Zago MA. "Genetic diversity of two African and sixteen South American populations determined on the basis of six hypervariable loci.". Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 109:425-437. (1999) Online citation.

Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Wayana-Apalai

Sample UID: SA000462M

Sample Description:This sample consists of apparently unrelated Wayana-Apalai, a Native American tribe located in the Brazilian Amozon region.

Number of Chromosomes: 34

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Guerreiro JF, Figueiredo MS, Zago MA. "Beta-globin gene cluster haplotypes of Amerindian populations from the Brazilian Amazon region". Hum. Hered. 44:142-149. (1994) Online citation.

Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Wayana-Apalai, unrelated

Sample UID: SA000153J

Sample Description:A sample of Wayana-Apalai who speak a Karib language. This sample is composed of apparently unrelated individuals.

Number of Chromosomes: 42

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Franco RF, Araujo AG, Zago MA, Guerreiro JF, Figueiredo MS. "Factor IX gene haplotypes in Amerindians". Hum. Biol. 69:1- 9. (1997) Online citation.

1Geographic Coordinates represent two opposite corners of a rectangle encompassing the area where the population lives.This data is preliminary and changing.

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