• PEOPLE NAME: WARAO OF GUYANA

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PEID: 16373

ROP: 110685

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Warao - (wba)

Alternate Name(s): Guarao, Guarauno, Warrau, Warau

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Guyana

Also found in: Venezuela

Population: 5,300

Global Population: 38,300


PEID: 16373

ROP: 110685

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Warao of Guyana, numbering 5,300, 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 38,300 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Warao. The primary religion practiced by the Warao is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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