• PEOPLE NAME: ARAWAK OF FRENCH GUIANA

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PEID: 16328

ROP: 100472

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Arawak - (arw)

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

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: French Guiana

Also found in: Guyana; Suriname; United States; Venezuela

Population: 950

Global Population: 23,200


PEID: 16328

ROP: 100472

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Arawak of French Guiana, numbering 950, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 23,200 in 5 countries. Their primary language is Arawak. The primary religion practiced by the Arawak is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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