• PEOPLE NAME: AKAWAIO OF GUYANA

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Akawaio - (ake)

Alternate Name(s): Acewaio, Kapon, Akawai, Ingaricó, Akawai, Pemon, Ingariko, Acahuayo, Kapong, Akawayo

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Guyana

Also found in: Brazil; Venezuela

Population: 4,700

Global Population: 6,950


PEID: 16352

ROP: 100181

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Akawaio of Guyana, numbering 4,700, 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 6,950 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Akawaio. The primary religion practiced by the Akawaio is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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