Aluku

Aluku
Granman Adam (1862 or 63)
Total population
11,600[1] (2018, est.)
Regions with significant populations
Tribal French Guiana
(Maripasoula & Papaichton)
6,600
Urban French Guiana
(mainly Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni)
3,200
Internationally1,800
Languages
Aluku, French, Sranan tongo, Nengue tongo,
Religion
Winti
Related ethnic groups
Ndyuka
Granman of the Aluku people
Incumbent
Joachim-Joseph Adochini[2]
since 1992
ResidenceMaripasoula

The Aluku are a Bushinengue ethnic group living mainly on the riverbank in Maripasoula in southwest French Guiana. The group are sometimes called Boni, referring to the 18th-century leader, Bokilifu Boni.

  1. ^ Price 2018, Table 1.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference smithsonian was invoked but never defined (see the help page).