People group profile · PG016952
The Karipuna of Amapa of Brazil
The Karipuna of Amapa of Brazil, numbering about 2,600 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous people of the lower Oiapoque region whose identity emerged through the blending of Indigenous, Afro‑descendant, and immigrant ancestries and who maintain a distinct Karipuna cultural tradition centered in Amapá.
They are an indigenous people in the Amazon people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Karipúna Creole French.
Fast facts
- Country
- Brazil
- Population
- 2,600
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Amazon
- Primary language
- Karipúna Creole French (kmv)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Amapá: on French Guiana border
Where they live
Gospel status
The Karipuna of Amapa are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Karipuna of Amapa
- 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
Karipúna Creole French · Indo-European family
79% speak Karipúna Creole French
Gospel resources in Karipúna Creole French
- Bible available, published 1984
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Karipuna of Amapa
- 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.
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