Arawak

• Alternate names: Arowak, Lokono Also: in French Guiana -- Lokono; in Guyana -- Arowak, Lokono; in Venezuela -- Arowak, Lokono
• Scriptures published: Portions (1850--1978)
• Literacy: Literacy rate in first language: Below 1%. Literacy rate in second language: 25%--50%. Not taught in primary schools. N
• Primary country: Suriname
• Region: Coastal area, several villages between coast and about 30 km inland, mainly on the savanna
• Also used in: French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela
• Religion: No information available.
• Livelihood: Swidden agriculturalists
• Number of users: 2,450 (700 in Suriname (1980 census); 150; 1,500; 100)

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

Scripture

• Forum of Bible Agencies International: Find a Bible in Arawak
• World Bibles: all known Scripture available in Arawak on the web
• Joshua Project: Arawak — facts and resources

Other

• ScriptSource: writing systems of the world
• Ethnologue entry for Arawak — detailed linguistic information.