Ramón Paz Ipuana
Ramón Paz Ipuana (December 17, 1937 in Yosuitpa – October 27, 1992 in Paraguaipoa) was a Venezuelan writer, researcher, linguist and poet of Wayuu origin. He is considered one of the most important writers in the Wayuu language.
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- Name
- Ramón Paz Ipuana
- Born
- 17 December 1937
- Birthplace
- Yosuitpa, Venezuela
- Died
- 27 October 1992
- Place of death
- Paraguaipoa, Venezuela
- Occupation
- Poet, teacher, writer, and linguist
- Nationality
- Venezuela
- Languages
- Wayuu · Spanish
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Ramón Paz Ipuana (December 17, 1937 in Yosuitpa – October 27, 1992 in Paraguaipoa) was a Venezuelan writer, researcher, linguist and poet of Wayuu origin. He is considered one of the most important writers in the Wayuu language.
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• Name — Ramón Paz Ipuana • Born — 17 December 1937 • Birthplace — Yosuitpa, Venezuela • Died — 27 October 1992 • Place of death — Paraguaipoa, Venezuela • Occupation — Poet, teacher, writer, and linguist • Genre — Poetry, Short stories
Biography
Biography
Paz Ipuana worked in the Normal School of Maracaibo forming intercultural bilingual Wayuunaiki-Spanish teachers. After his death in 1992, his daughters Neima, Neida, Mayui, and Esmeralda continued publishing his works based on the manuscripts of traditional Wayuu stories he left.
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• Mitos, leyendas y cuentos guajiros (1973). Instituto Agrario Nacional – Programa de Desarrollo Indígena. • El Conejo y el Mapurite (1979). Ediciones Ekaré,. • El Burrito y la Tuna (1979). Ediciones Ekaré.. • La Capa del Morrocoy (1982). Ediciones Ekaré. • La leyenda de Waleker (2007). Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Educación. • Ale'eya. Cosmovisión wayuu: Relatos sagrados, conceptos y descripciones de la cultura wayuu (2016). Fondo Editorial Wayuu Alaülayu.
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