• PEOPLE NAME: SARAMACCAN OF SURINAME

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: North American Peoples

People Cluster: Afro-American, Anglophone

Language: Saramaccan - (srm)

Alternate Name(s): Saramaccan Bush Negro

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Suriname

Also found in: French Guiana

Population: 35,000

Global Population: 41,200


PEID: 16437

ROP: 108714

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Saramaccan of Suriname, numbering 35,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Afro-American, Anglophone people cluster within the North American Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 41,200 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Saramaccan. The primary religion practiced by the Saramaccan is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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