• PEOPLE NAME: ANTIGUANS OF SINT MAARTEN

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: North American Peoples

People Cluster: Afro-American, Anglophone

Language: Leeward Caribbean English Creole - (aig)

Alternate Name(s): Mulatto, Creole Speakers

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Sint Maarten

Also found in: Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Canada; Saint Kitts and Nevis

Population: 13,000

Global Population: 81,300


PEID: 48869

ROP: 106882

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Antiguans of Sint Maarten, numbering 13,000, 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 81,300 in 5 countries. Their primary language is Leeward Caribbean English Creole. The primary religion practiced by the Antiguans is folk Catholicism, characterized by local expressions of faith that combine Catholic traditions with local animistic rituals, resulting in syncretized forms of Catholicism that diverge from official church doctrine and practice.


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