Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Deaf Peoples

People Cluster: Deaf

Language: Guinea-Bissau Sign Language - (lgs)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Guinea-Bissau

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Population: 10,500

Global Population: 10,500

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources

Overview: The Deaf Bissau-Guineans of Guinea-Bissau, numbering 10,500, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Deaf people cluster within the Deaf Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Guinea-Bissau. Their primary language is Guinea-Bissau Sign Language. The primary religion practiced by the Deaf Bissau-Guineans is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.

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