People group profile · PG016425
The Aukan of Suriname
The Aukan of Suriname, numbering about 25,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a people of Suriname.
They are an indigenous people in the Afro-American people cluster of the North American Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Eastern Maroon Creole.
Fast facts
- Country
- Suriname
- Population
- 25,500
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Afro-American
- Primary language
- Eastern Maroon Creole (djk)
- 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 Aukan 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 Aukan
- 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
Eastern Maroon Creole · Indo-European family
100% speak Eastern Maroon Creole
Gospel resources in Eastern Maroon Creole
- Bible available, published 2009
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Aukaans)
Bibles
- 1999 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Aukan
- 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.
Aukan, Ndjuka in other countries
The same people (ROP3 107179) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aukan | French Guiana | 24,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Aukan | Guyana | 850 | No Longer Unreached |
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