Kalina people

Kalina
	Kalina schoolchildren from Bigi Poika, Suriname, 2002.
Total population
	44,741
Regions with significant populations
Venezuela	33,824 (2011)
Suriname	3,000 (2002)
Guyana	3,100 (2020)
French Guiana	3,000 (2002)
Brazil	1,817
Languages
	Kali'na; Various local languages
Religion
	Animism, Christianity, Native American religions
Related ethnic groups
	Island Caribs

The Kalina, also known as the Caribs or mainland Caribs and by several other names, are an Indigenous people native to the northern coastal areas of South America. Today, the Kalina live largely in villages on the rivers and coasts of Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil. They speak a Cariban language known as Carib.^[4] They may be related to the Island Caribs of the Caribbean, though their languages are unrelated.

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^ "Carib, Galibi in Guyana". Joshua Project. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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^ Courtz, Henk (2008). A Carib Grammar and Dictionary. Magoria Books. pp. 1–4. ISBN 978-0978170769. Retrieved May 22, 2014.