Indigenous peoples in Suriname

Indigenous Surinamese
	Schoolchildren of the Kali'na community at Bigi Poika in Suriname.
Total population
	~12,000–24,000; 3.7% of Suriname's population
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. 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]
Mawayana [nl]^[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

Notes

^ "Suriname." CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 8 Dec 2013.
^ ^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.

[cia-1] "Suriname." CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 8 Dec 2013.

[suriname-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Suriname." Ethnologue. Retrieved 8 Dec 2013.

[3] 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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v t e Surinamese people
Indigenous	Arawak Lokono Carib Akurio Kali'na Saloema Sikiana Tiriyó Wayana Warao
African	Maroons Aluku Kwinti Matawai Ndyuka Paramaccan Saramaka
Asian	Chinese Indian Javanese Jewish
European	Dutch Portuguese
South American	Brazilian

v t e Indigenous peoples in South America
Sovereign states	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Dependencies and other territories	Falkland Islands French Guiana South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Contemporary groups

Distribution

See also

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