Lokono
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Lands
Coastal and river villages of Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana
Countries Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana
Facts 3
Land
In August 2026, Suriname's Indigenous village leaders asked the government to fully carry out the Kaliña and Lokono land rights judgment and protect ancestral lands in law.
As of 2026 Source: Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname (VIDS), VIDS dient resolutie in: Voer Kaliña & Lokono-vonnis uit (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
Lokono village representatives founded Wadian Bokotothi, meaning 'Language Keepers', and helped share one common Lokono spelling across Suriname, French Guiana and Guyana.
As of 2015 Source: Language Documentation & Conservation, University of Hawai'i Press, State-of-the-Art in the Development of the Lokono Language (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Today
Suriname's association of Indigenous village leaders lists the Lokono among the country's four major Indigenous peoples, with villages such as Washabo, Apoera and Alfonsdorp.
Source: Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname (VIDS), Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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