• PEOPLE NAME: ARAWAK OF VENEZUELA

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PEID: 16456

ROP: 100472

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Spanish - (spa)

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

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Venezuela

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

Population: 425

Global Population: 23,275


PEID: 16456

ROP: 100472

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Arawak of Venezuela, numbering 425, 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 Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Arawak is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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