• PEOPLE NAME: DEAF COSTA RICANS OF COSTA RICA

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PEID: 24975

ROP: 116624

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Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Deaf Peoples

People Cluster: Deaf

Language: Costa Rican Sign Language - (csr)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Costa Rica

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Population: 50,000

Global Population: 50,000


PEID: 24975

ROP: 116624

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Deaf Costa Ricans of Costa Rica, numbering 50,000, 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 Costa Rica. Their primary language is Costa Rican Sign Language. The primary religion practiced by the Deaf Costa Ricans 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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