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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Trio of Suriname

The Trio of Suriname, numbering approximately 1,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Cariban people who call themselves Tareno, meaning people from here, formed as diverse refugee groups including the Akuriyo and Piyanokoto converged in the Brazil-Suriname-Guyana border watershed from the 17th century onward. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Trió is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Trio

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Suriname
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Trió (tri)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 1,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016440
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

80%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Trió
Language Family: Cariban

100%
%
Trió Speakers

Media Resources in Trió:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Trió:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2004 UFM International✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Trió bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Trio are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Trio:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Trio of Suriname

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRom 6:23

Pray that those who haven't heard yet will hear and believe that the wages of their sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything, he rose and followed him.
readLuke 5:27-28

Prat that God will prepare many hearts to meet Him when He says, “Follow Me!” and that they will respond in faith, leaving everything behind to follow Him.

But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
readHebrews 10:39

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, and faithfully follow God, they will share Christ boldly with those around them.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Ask God to raise up believers who will faithfully proclaim the good news and equip others to do the same.

Trio Across Countries (ROP3 - 110199) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
TrioPG017137TrioBrazil1,500No Longer UnreachedTrióEthnoreligion
TrioPG016440TrioSuriname1,400No Longer UnreachedTrióProtestantism

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