Indigenous peoples in Suriname explained

Group:	Indigenous Surinamese
Population:	~12,000–24,000 3.7% of Suriname's population^[1]
Popplace:	Paramaribo, Wanica, Para, Marowijne, Sipaliwini
Langs:	Akurio, Arawak-Lokono, Carib-Kari'nja, Sikiana-Kashuyana, Tiro-Tiriyó, Waiwai, Warao, Wayana, Dutch, Sranan Tongo, English
Rels:	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. They comprise approximately 3.5% of Suriname's population of 612,985.

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]
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• 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

• Demographics of Suriname

Notes and References

1. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/suriname/ "Suriname."
2. http://www.ethnologue.com/country/SR/languages "Suriname."
3. . A Report on the Trio Indians in Suriname . 1981 . 2 . New West Indian Guide . The Hague . Nijhoff Publishers.