Knopaiamoi (

Wayana The Wayana (alternate names: Ajana, Uaiana, Alucuyana, Guaque, Ojana, Oyana, Orcocoyana, Pirixi, Urukuena, Waiano etc.) are a Carib-speaking people located in the southeastern part of the Guiana highlands, a region divided between Brazil, Surin ...

: ''Konopamïi'',

Aluku The Aluku are a Bushinengue ethnic group living mainly on the riverbank in Maripasoula in southwest French Guiana. The group are sometimes called Boni, referring to the 18th-century leader, Boni (guerrilla leader), Bokilifu Boni. History The ...

: ''Konopu amoï'') is a mountain in

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at . It is part of the

Tumuk Humak Mountains The Tumuk Humak Mountains (, , ) are a mountain range in South America, stretching about east–west in the border area between Brazil in the south and Suriname and French Guiana in the north. In the language of the Apalam and Wayana people ...

and is located in the

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. The mountain is located in the South-eastern corner of Suriname near the borders with

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and

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. It was discovered in 1861 by a joint French-Dutch border expedition and originally named Piton Vidal after Gomer Vidal, the leader of the French delegation of the expedition. At first they failed to climb the mountain, and most of the team went on, however Vidal and Keppler stayed behind to give it a second chance.

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According to oral tradition, the original Wayana name for the mountain was ''Tëpuenetop'', which has since been replaced by ''Konopamïi'', deriving from the Aluku name ''Konopu amoï'', which means "beautiful button".

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