• PEOPLE NAME: PALIKUR OF BRAZIL

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Palikúr - (plu)

Alternate Name(s): Paliku’ene, Aukwayene, Paricuria, Palikour, Palijur, Parinkur-Iéne, Aukuyene, Paricores, Palincur, Parikurene, Païkwené, Palicur, Pamiwa, Parikuriena

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Brazil

Also found in: French Guiana

Population: 1,300

Global Population: 3,200


PEID: 17048

ROP: 107787

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Palikur of Brazil, numbering 1,300, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 3,200 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Palikúr. The primary religion practiced by the Palikur is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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