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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Galibi Karibi of French Guiana

The Galibi Karibi of French Guiana, numbering approximately 6,200 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Amerindian group indigenous to the north coastal areas of South America. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Galibi Carib is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: French Guiana
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Galibi Carib (car)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 6,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016332
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Pray for the Galibi Karibi of French Guiana

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

58%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Galibi Carib
Language Family: Cariban

56%
%
Carib Speakers

Media Resources in Galibi Carib:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Galibi Carib:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2003 Bible Society of Suriname✓✓✓
2018 Asociación Civil, Capacitación Lingüística, Antropológica y Alfabetización Nativa (CLAN)✓

2 entries

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Or check out the Galibi Carib bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Galibi Karibi 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 Galibi Karibi:
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 Galibi Karibi of French Guiana

"And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
readJohn 8:32

Pray for those who live enslaved to sin to hear and receive the truth of the gospel and be set free.

Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
readMark 10:14b

Praise Jesus for the way He loves children, asking that many will learn the truth about Him and come to Him unhindered.

Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints.
readEphesians 6:18

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be alert and persistent in prayer for all believers, offering their requests with thanksgiving.

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
readLuke 10:1

Ask God to raise up, send out, and sustain Christians who can go together to share the good news of Jesus with those who need it.

Carib Across Countries (ROP3 - 101886) reported in the following countries:

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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Galibi KaribiPG016800Galibi KaribiBrazil70No Longer UnreachedGalibi CaribProtestantism
Galibi KaribiPG016358Galibi KaribiGuyana3,300No Longer UnreachedGalibi CaribEthnoreligion
Galibi KaribiPG016429Galibi KaribiSuriname4,200No Longer UnreachedGalibi CaribEthnoreligion
Galibi KaribiPG043188Galibi KaribiUnited States4,500No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
Galibi KaribiPG016332Galibi KaribiFrench Guiana6,200No Longer UnreachedGalibi CaribFolk Catholicism
Galibi KaribiPG016462Galibi KaribiVenezuela15,000No Longer UnreachedGalibi CaribEthnoreligion

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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