• PEOPLE NAME: DEAF BOSNIANS OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

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PEID: 47716

ROP: 116633

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Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Deaf Peoples

People Cluster: Deaf

Language: Slovenian Sign Language - (ysl)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Population: 31,500

Global Population: 31,500


PEID: 47716

ROP: 116633

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Deaf Bosnians of Bosnia and Herzegovina, numbering 31,500, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their primary language is Slovenian Sign Language. The primary religion practiced by the Deaf Bosnians is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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