• PEOPLE NAME: DEAF MAURITANIANS OF MAURITANIA

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PEID: 47738

ROP: 116655

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Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Deaf Peoples

People Cluster: Deaf

Language: American Sign Language - (ase)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Mauritania

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Population: 53,500

Global Population: 53,500


PEID: 47738

ROP: 116655

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Deaf Mauritanians of Mauritania, numbering 53,500, 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 Mauritania. Their primary language is American Sign Language. The primary religion practiced by the Deaf Mauritanians is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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