People group profile · PG016422
The Akurio of Suriname
The Akurio of Suriname, numbering about 70 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a nomadic hunter-gatherer people of Suriname's interior, isolated until missionary contact in 1969 led to settlement at Pelelu Tepu, after which nearly half died within two years and the group gradually adopted the Trio language.
They are an indigenous people in the South American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Trió.
Fast facts
- Country
- Suriname
- Population
- 70
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- South American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Trió (tri)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 50% or Greater but Less than 75%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Akurio 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 Akurio
- 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
Protestantism · Christianity
50% adherents
Primary language
Trió · Cariban family
100% speak Trió
Gospel resources in Trió
- Bible available, published 2004
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 2004 UFM International · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Akurio
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
Akuliyo in other countries
The same people (ROP3 100197) is reported in 1 other country.
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