• PEOPLE NAME: DEAF TOGOLESE OF TOGO

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PEID: 14345

ROP: 116607

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Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Deaf Peoples

People Cluster: Deaf

Language: French Sign Language - (fsl)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Togo

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Population: 44,500

Global Population: 44,500


PEID: 14345

ROP: 116607

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Deaf Togolese of Togo, numbering 44,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Deaf people cluster within the Deaf Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Togo. Their primary language is French Sign Language. The primary religion practiced by the Deaf Togolese is Roman Catholicism, the largest branch of the Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Roman Catholicism teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ and that its bishops are the successors of Christ.


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