People group profile · PG016424
The Arawak of Suriname
The Arawak of Suriname, numbering about 3,300 people, are Unengaged and 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 Dutch.
Fast facts
- Country
- Suriname
- Population
- 3,300
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- South American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Dutch (nld)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Arawak are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Arawak
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Primary language
Dutch · Indo-European family
100% speak Dutch
Gospel resources in Dutch
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 1750 Dutch Staten Vertaling Bible · text
- Herziene Statenvertaling (HSV) · video, audio, text
- Het Boek · video
- New Dutch Translation (de Nieuwe Bijbelvertaling) · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Arawak
- 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.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
Arawak in other countries
The same people (ROP3 100472) is reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arawak | Guyana | 15,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Arawak | United States | 3,600 | No Longer Unreached |
| Arawak | French Guiana | 1,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Arawak | Venezuela | 425 | No Longer Unreached |
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