• PEOPLE NAME: DEAF TAJIKISTANIS OF TAJIKISTAN

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PEID: 46994

ROP: 116573

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Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Deaf Peoples

People Cluster: Deaf

Language: Russian Sign Language - (rsl)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Folk

Country: Tajikistan

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Population: 97,500

Global Population: 97,500


PEID: 46994

ROP: 116573

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity


Overview: The Deaf Tajikistanis of Tajikistan, numbering 97,500, 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 Tajikistan. Their primary language is Russian Sign Language. The primary religion practiced by the Deaf Tajikistanis is folk Islam, a syncretistic belief system that blends traditional elements of Islam with superstitious practices such as warding off spirits with incantations and magic amulets, and reciting verses of the Qur'an to bring about miraculous healings.


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