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Waorani community

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Waorani community    

  • The Huaorani, Waorani, or Waodani, also known as the Waos, are an Indigenous people from the Amazonian Region of Ecuador.
  • They comprise almost 4,000 inhabitants and speak the Huaorani language.
  • Their language is distinct and unrelated to any other known tongue, including Quechua, which is commonly spoken in Ecuador.
  • The community is currently facing issues of territorial loss, environmental degradation, oil drilling expansion.
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