Palasisi, also named Mapahpan or Palassisi, is a

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 ...

village on an island in the

Litani River The Litani River (), the classical Leontes (), is an important water resource in southern Lebanon. The river rises in the fertile Beqaa Valley, west of Baalbek, and empties into the Mediterranean Sea north of Tyre. Exceeding in length, the ...

. The village was founded by

s who emigrated from Brazil.

Name

Palasisi means "white man" in the

Wayana language Wayana (also referred to as Ojana, Ajana, Aiana, Ouyana, Uajana, Upurui, Oepoeroei, Roucouyen, Oreocoyana, Orkokoyana, Urucuiana, Urukuyana, and Alucuyana in the literature) is a language of the Cariban family, spoken by the Wayana people, who ...

and is usually reserved for the French. Wapahpan means "place of the Wapa tree".

Geography

Palasisi lies about downstream the Litani River from the village of

Pëleya Pëleya, also spelt as Péléa, is a Wayana village on an island in the Litani River. Geography Pëleya lies about downstream the Litani River from the village of Palimino Palimino is a Wayana village on the Litani River The Litani River ...

and upstream the Litani River from the village of

Antécume-Pata Antécume-Pata is a village in French Guiana, France. It was founded by André Cognat, a Pierre-Bénite-born Wayana tribal chief. It is home to a nursery and primary state school. Even though French is taught at the school, Sranan Tongo is still ...

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References

* * Indigenous villages in French Guiana Islands of French Guiana Maripasoula Villages in French Guiana {{FrenchGuiana-geo-stub