Mātāwai is a small inland settlement in the Gisborne Region in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on the upper reaches of the...
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Matawai can refer to: Matawai people, an ethnic group of Suriname Matawai language, the language of Suriname's Matawai people Mātāwai, Gisborne District...
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The Matawai (also Matuariërs) are a tribe of Surinamese Maroons. The Matawai were originally part of the Saramaka, and signed a peace agreement with the...
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Saramaccan language (redirect from Matawai language)
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago. The Matawai tribe has its own language, which is related to the Saramaka language....
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Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki (redirect from Ngāti Mātāwai)
of Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki extends from the Mangatu land blocks to Hangaroa Matawai, Pātūtahi and Whataupoko near Gisborne. The boundary also includes Tuamotu...
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include the Saramaka, Paramaka, Ndyuka or Aukan, Kwinti, Aluku or Boni, and Matawai. The Maroons often raided plantations to recruit new members from the slaves...
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Granman (redirect from List of Matawai granman)
of a Maroon nation in Suriname and French Guiana. The Ndyuka, Saramaka, Matawai, Aluku, Paramaka and Kwinti nations all have a granman. The paramount chiefs...
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1762, the Dutch signed a peace treaty with the Saramaka. In 1769, the Matawai split from the Saramaka, and asked the Government for weapons against the...
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words were cognate to Sranan Tongo, very few (circa 3%) were cognate to Matawai, and about 17% were not found in the other creoles and mainly originated...
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Commewijne River later Marowijne River, Kwinti at the Coppename River, Matawai at the Saramacca River, Ndyuka (or Aukan) at the Marowijne and Commewijne...
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