• PEOPLE NAME: DEAF MALIANS OF MALI

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PEID: 47114

ROP: 116585

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Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Deaf Peoples

People Cluster: Deaf

Language: Malian Sign Language - (bog)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Folk

Country: Mali

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Population: 235,000

Global Population: 235,000


PEID: 47114

ROP: 116585

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Deaf Malians of Mali, numbering 235,000, 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 Mali. Their primary language is Malian Sign Language. The primary religion practiced by the Deaf Malians 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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