• PEOPLE NAME: DEAF GAMBIANS OF GAMBIA

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PEID: 47049

ROP: 116649

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Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Deaf Peoples

People Cluster: Deaf

Language: Gambian Sign Language - (qgm)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Folk

Country: Gambia

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Population: 26,500

Global Population: 26,500


PEID: 47049

ROP: 116649

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Deaf Gambians of Gambia, numbering 26,500, 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 Gambia. Their primary language is Gambian Sign Language. The primary religion practiced by the Deaf Gambians 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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