• PEOPLE NAME: DEAF ERITREANS OF ERITREA

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PEID: 47758

ROP: 116621

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Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Deaf Peoples

People Cluster: Deaf

Language: Eritrean Sign Language - (qer)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Eritrea

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Population: 40,000

Global Population: 40,000


PEID: 47758

ROP: 116621

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Deaf Eritreans of Eritrea, numbering 40,000, 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 Eritrea. Their primary language is Eritrean Sign Language. The primary religion practiced by the Deaf Eritreans is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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