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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Lesser Antillean Creoles of Antigua and Barbuda

The Lesser Antillean Creoles of Antigua and Barbuda, numbering approximately 96,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Afro-Caribbean creole people of Antigua and Barbuda descended mainly from enslaved Africans and shaped by British colonial influence. Their creole language and shared island culture form a distinctive Eastern Caribbean identity. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Antigua and Barbuda Creole English is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Lesser Antillean Creole

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: North American Peoples
Country: Antigua and Barbuda
People Cluster: Afro-American
Primary Language(s): Antigua and Barbuda Creole English (aig)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 96,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016187
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

70%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Antigua and Barbuda Creole English
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Leeward Caribbean English Creole Speakers

Media Resources in Antigua and Barbuda Creole English:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Antigua and Barbuda Creole English:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Lesser Antillean Creoles 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 Lesser Antillean Creoles:
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 Lesser Antillean Creoles of Antigua and Barbuda

"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.

Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!
readPsalm 96:7

Pray that entire households will come to faith in Jesus and that God will bless their families with faith in Him for generations to come.

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.
readPsalm 62:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be in awe of Jesus, remembering that He is their rock, their fortress, and their salvation.

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
readJohn 1:12

Pray that believers will have the opportunity to clearly share the good news with the lost here, so that all people can be invited to trust in Jesus and become children of God.

Afro-Antiguan Across Countries (ROP3 - 100386) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
AntiguansPG050335AntiguansUnited States8,400No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
Lesser Antillean CreolesPG016187Lesser Antillean CreolesAntigua and Barbuda96,500No Longer UnreachedAntigua and Barbuda Creole EnglishFolk Catholicism

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