| Waiwai | |
| States: | Brazil, Guyana, Suriname |
| Ethnicity: | Wai-Wai |
| Speakers: | 2,200 |
| Date: | 1990–2006 |
| Ref: | e18 |
| Familycolor: | American |
| Fam1: | Cariban |
| Fam2: | Parukotoan |
| Fam3: | Waiwai languages |
| Dia1: | Katawian (Tunayana) |
| Dia2: | Karahawyana |
| Iso3: | waw |
| Glotto: | waiw1244 |
| Glottorefname: | Waiwai |
Waiwai [1] (Uaiuai, Uaieue, Ouayeone) is a Cariban language of northern Brazil, with a couple hundred speakers across the border in southern Guyana and Suriname.
| Labial | Alveolar | Post- alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | t | tʃ | k | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ||||
| Fricative | ɸ | s | ʃ | h | |||
| Tap | ɺ | ɭ̥̆ | |||||
| Approximant | w | j |
| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | i iː | ɨ ɨː | u uː | |
| Mid | e eː | o oː | ||
| Low | a aː |