• PEOPLE NAME: GARIFUNA OF NICARAGUA

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PEID: 24796

ROP: 101510

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: Central American Indigenous

Language: Garifuna - (cab)

Alternate Name(s): Black Carib

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Nicaragua

Also found in: Guadeloupe; Guatemala; Honduras; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; United States

Population: 3,500

Global Population: 303,000


PEID: 24796

ROP: 101510

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Garifuna of Nicaragua, numbering 3,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Central American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 303,000 in 6 countries. Their primary language is Garifuna. The primary religion practiced by the Garifuna is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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