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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kwinti of Suriname

The Kwinti of Suriname, numbering approximately 225 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Suriname They are an Indigenous people, with Kwinti as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Afro-American people cluster of the North American Peoples. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Kwinti is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: North American Peoples
Country: Suriname
People Cluster: Afro-American
Primary Language(s): Kwinti (kww)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 225
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG016433
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kwinti
Language Family: Indo-European

58%
%
Kwinti Speakers

Media Resources in Kwinti:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Kwinti:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kwinti are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Kwinti:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Kwinti of Suriname

Claiming to be wise, they became fools.
readRomans 1:22

Ask God to pour out His mercy and bring those who are walking in their own wisdom to faith in Jesus.

Moses said, "Please show me your glory." And he said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name 'The LORD.' And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy."
readExodus 33:18-19

Pray that many will come to know the glory of God, which is revealed in Jesus Christ, and that they will rejoice in the mercy He offers them.

Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
readMatthew 18:19

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they find other believers to pray with, and that they will trust God to answer their requests according to His will.

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
read3 John 1:2

Ask God to grant protection and good health — both physical and spiritual — to those He sends cross-culturally to share the gospel.

Kwinti Across Countries (ROP3 - 105544) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KwintiPG016433KwintiSuriname225Engaged yet UnreachedKwintiEthnoreligion

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