People group profile · PG024796
The Garifuna of Nicaragua
The Garifuna of Nicaragua, numbering about 3,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Afro-Indigenous people of Central America's Caribbean coast descended from African, Arawak, and Kalinago ancestors. They speak Garifuna, an Arawakan language, and maintain a distinct maritime cultural heritage.
They are a diaspora people in the Central American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Garifuna.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Population
- 3,500
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Central American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Garifuna (cab)
- 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
- Central America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Garifuna 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 Garifuna
- 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
Garifuna · Arawakan family
75% speak Garifuna
Gospel resources in Garifuna
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Garifuna)
Bibles
- 2002 Bible Society of Honduras · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Garifuna
- 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.
- 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.
Garifuna in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101510) is reported in 5 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garifuna | Honduras | 204,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Garifuna | United States | 71,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Garifuna | Guatemala | 21,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Garifuna | Guadeloupe | 4,200 | No Longer Unreached |
| Garifuna | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,400 | No Longer Unreached |
Know something we don't? Submit updates to IMB Global Research.