• PEOPLE NAME: PALIKUR OF BRAZIL

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PEID: 17048

ROP: 107787

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Palikúr - (plu)

Alternate Name(s): Paliku’ene, Aukwayene, Paricuria, Palikour, Palijur, Parinkur-Iéne, Aukuyene, Paricores, Palincur, Parikurene, Païkwené, Palicur, Pamiwa, Parikuriena

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Brazil

Also found in: French Guiana

Population: 1,300

Global Population: 3,300


PEID: 17048

ROP: 107787

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Palikur of Brazil, numbering 1,300, 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 3,300 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Palikúr. The primary religion practiced by the Palikur is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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