Palasisi
Place in French Guiana, France
Palasisi, also named Mapahpan or Palassisi, is a Wayana village on an island in the Litani River. The village was founded by Wayanas who emigrated from Brazil.
01Name
Palasisi means "white man" in the Wayana language and is usually reserved for the French. Wapahpan means "place of the Wapa tree".
02Geography
Palasisi lies about 700 m (2,300 ft) downstream the Litani River from the village of Pëleya and 1.5 km (0.93 mi) upstream the Litani River from the village of Antécume-Pata.
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