The Indo-Guyanese of Guyana

The Indo-Guyanese of Guyana, numbering approximately 321,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indo-Caribbean people of Indian ancestry, descended primarily from indentured laborers brought to British Guiana, and maintaining cultural traditions shaped by both South Asian and Guyanese heritage. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Guyanese Creole English is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Guyana
People Cluster: Indo-Caribbean
Primary Language(s): Guyanese Creole English (gyn)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 321,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG043791
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

75%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Guyanese Creole English
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Guyanese English Creole Speakers

Media Resources in Guyanese Creole English:

Films:
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1 film

Bible Resources in Guyanese Creole English:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Guyanese Creole English bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Indo-Guyanese 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 Indo-Guyanese:
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 Indo-Guyanese of Guyana

As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God".
readRomans 3:10-11

Pray that God will have mercy on those living in broken relationship with Him, and that He will bring many to surrender and repentance at the throne of grace.

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
readIsaiah 40:8

Pray that everyone has access to God's Word and that those who hear the good news will turn from their sins and put their faith in Jesus the Messiah.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
readPsalm 42:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will thirst for God and be satisfied when they abide in Him.

And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven."
readMatthew 16:17

Pray that God who is in heaven will place believers in the lives of people who need to encounter the gospel and that He will reveal to them the truth of what they hear.

Indo-Caribbean Across Countries (ROP3 - 108730) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

All

6 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Indo-Guyanese Indo-Guyanese Guyana 321,000 No Longer Unreached Guyanese Creole English Hinduism
Indo-Trinidadians Indo-Trinidadians Trinidad and Tobago 313,000 Engaged yet Unreached English Hinduism
Indo-Caribbean Indo-Caribbean Netherlands 193,000 Engaged yet Unreached Caribbean Hindustani Hinduism
Indo-Surinamese Indo-Surinamese Suriname 134,000 No Longer Unreached Caribbean Hindustani Hinduism
Indo-Caribbean Indo-Caribbean Germany 51,500 No Longer Unreached Dutch Hinduism
Indo-Caribbean Indo-Caribbean French Guiana 13,000 No Longer Unreached Sranan Tongo Hinduism

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