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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

Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.
readMark 10:15

Pray for those who might be trapped in pride, that God will humble them and give them a childlike faith and complete dependence on Him through faith in Christ.

Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.’ In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.
readJob 1:20-22

Pray that those who mourn will worship God in the midst of their suffering and loss, recognizing He is the source of all good things and that He is worthy of their praise and trust.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
readJohn 14:3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have hope in trials because they know that Jesus will one day take them to be with Him forever.

"For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you."
readActs 17:23

Pray that believers God sends to cross cultures will be sensitive to the spiritual needs of the people they serve, and will proclaim the truth of Christ to them in creative ways that they will understand.

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

Strategic Progress Index
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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
TrioPG017137TrioBrazil1,500No Longer UnreachedTrióEthnoreligion
TrioPG016440TrioSuriname1,400No Longer UnreachedTrióProtestantism

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