![]() Schoolchildren of the Kali'na community at Bigi Poika in Suriname. | |
Total population | |
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~12,000–24,000 3.7% 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 (Dutch: Inheemse volkeren in Suriname), Native Surinamese (Autochtone Surinamers), or Amerindian Surinamese (Indiaanse Surinamers), are Surinamese people who are of indigenous ancestry. They comprise approximately 3.5% of Suriname's population of 612,985.