![]() Traditional dance of the Palikur (2019) | |
Total population | |
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ca. 2,300[1] (2015) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
![]() | ca. 1,400[1] |
![]() | ca. 900[1] |
Languages | |
Pa’ikwaki language, French Guianese Creole | |
Religion | |
Animism (traditionally) and Pentecostalism |
The Palikur are an indigenous people located in the riverine areas of the Brazilian state of Amapá and in French Guiana, particularly in the south-eastern border region, on the north bank of the Oyapock River. The Palikur Nation, or naoné, is Arawak-speaking and socially organized in clans. In 2015, the estimated population was 2,300 people of which 1,400 lived in Brazil and 900 in French Guiana.