• PEOPLE NAME: SARAMACCAN OF FRENCH GUIANA

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: North American Peoples

People Cluster: Afro-American, Anglophone

Language: Saramaccan - (srm)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: French Guiana

Also found in: Suriname

Population: 6,100

Global Population: 41,100


PEID: 16341

ROP: 108714

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Saramaccan of French Guiana, numbering 6,100, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Afro-American, Anglophone people cluster within the North American Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 41,100 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Saramaccan. The primary religion practiced by the Saramaccan is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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