People group profile · PG016353
The Arawak of Guyana
The Arawak of Guyana, numbering about 15,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous Arawakan-speaking people of northern South America whose traditional territories extend across Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Venezuela.
They are an indigenous people in the South American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Guyanese Creole English.
Fast facts
- Country
- Guyana
- Population
- 15,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- South American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Guyanese Creole English (gyn)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 10% or Greater but Less than 15%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Arawak are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Arawak
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Primary language
Guyanese Creole English · Indo-European family
100% speak Guyanese Creole English
Gospel resources in Guyanese Creole English
- Bible available, published 2011
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Guyanese Creole)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Arawak
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
Arawak in other countries
The same people (ROP3 100472) is reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arawak | United States | 3,600 | No Longer Unreached |
| Arawak | Suriname | 3,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arawak | French Guiana | 1,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Arawak | Venezuela | 425 | No Longer Unreached |
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