• PEOPLE NAME: ARAWAK OF FRENCH GUIANA

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PEID: 16328

ROP: 100472

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Arawak - (arw)

Alternate Name(s): Lokono, Arowak, Lokono, Arowak

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: French Guiana

Also found in: Guyana; Suriname; United States; Venezuela

Population: 950

Global Population: 23,275


PEID: 16328

ROP: 100472

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Arawak of French Guiana, numbering 950, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 23,275 in 5 countries. Their primary language is Arawak. The primary religion practiced by the Arawak is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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