• PEOPLE NAME: ARAWAK OF GUYANA

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PEID: 16353

ROP: 100472

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Guyanese English Creole - (gyn)

Alternate Name(s): Lokono, Arowak

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Guyana

Also found in: French Guiana; Suriname; United States; Venezuela

Population: 15,000

Global Population: 23,200


PEID: 16353

ROP: 100472

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Arawak of Guyana, numbering 15,000, 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 Guyanese English Creole. The primary religion practiced by the Arawak is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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