• PEOPLE NAME: ARAWAK OF GUYANA

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PEID: 16353

ROP: 100472

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Guyanese English Creole - (gyn)

Alternate Name(s): Lokono, Arowak

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Guyana

Also found in: French Guiana; Suriname; United States; Venezuela

Population: 15,000

Global Population: 23,275


PEID: 16353

ROP: 100472

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Arawak of Guyana, numbering 15,000, 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 Guyanese English Creole. The primary religion practiced by the Arawak is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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