Palasisi
# Palasisi

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.

## Name

Palasisi means "white man" in the Wayana language and is usually reserved for the French. Wapahpan means "place of the Wapa tree".

## Geography

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 Antecume Pata.

