Indigenous peoples in Suriname
Schoolchildren of the Kali'na community at Bigi Poika in Suriname. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 20,344 (in 2012) 3.8% of Suriname's population[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Paramaribo, Wanica, Para, Marowijne, Sipaliwini | |
| Languages | |
| Akurio, Arawak-Lokono, Carib-Kari'nja, Sikiana-Kashuyana, Tiro-Tiriyó, Waiwai, Warao, Wayana, Dutch, Sranan Tongo, English | |
| Religion | |
| Native American religion, Christianity (Catholicism and Protestantism), others |
Indigenous peoples in Suriname, Native Surinamese, or Amerindian Surinamese, are Surinamese people who are of Indigenous ancestry. As of the 2012 population census they comprised 3.8% of Suriname's population (20,344 Native Surinamese among 541,638 total population).[1]
Contemporary groups
- Akurio, Tapanahoni and Sipaliwini rivers, Kwamalasamutu[2]
- Arawak (Lokono), Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela[2]
- Kalina, Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela[2]
- Mawayana[2]
- Saloema (Taruma), Kwamalasamutu on Sipaliwini river, Brazil, Guyana[3]
- Sikiana, Kwamalasamutu on Sipaliwini river, Brazil[2]
- Tiriyó, Tapanahoni River, Sipaliwini River, Brazil[2]
- Waiwai (Uapixana, Vapidiana, Wapichan, Wapichana, Wapisana, Wapishshiana, Wapisiana, Wapitxana, Wapixana), Amazonas, Brazil, Suriname and Guyana[2]
- Warao (Guarao, Guarauno, Warau, Warrau), Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname[2]
- Wayana, Southwest Marowijne District, upper Tapanahoni river, Brazil, French Guiana[2]
Distribution
See also
Notes
- ^ a b "Census statistics 2012". Algemeen Bureau voor de Statistiek in Suriname. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Suriname." Ethnologue. Retrieved 8 Dec 2013.
- ^ Peter Rivière (1981). "A Report on the Trio Indians in Suriname". New West Indian Guide. The Hague: Nijhoff Publishers. p. 2.
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