Palikur
Traditional dance of the Palikur (2019) | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| ca. 2,300 (2015) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Brazil (Amapá) | ca. 1,400 |
| French Guiana | ca. 900 |
| 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.