• PEOPLE NAME: AFRO-GUYANESE OF GUYANA

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PEID: 16359

ROP: 103602

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Afro-Caribbean

Language: Guyanese Creole English - (gyn)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Guyana

Also found in: French Guiana; Suriname; United States

Population: 375,000

Global Population: 778,000


PEID: 16359

ROP: 103602

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Afro-Guyanese of Guyana, numbering 375,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Afro-Caribbean people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 778,000 in 4 countries. Their primary language is Guyanese Creole English. The primary religion practiced by the Afro-Guyanese is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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