• PEOPLE NAME: DEAF PAPUA NEW GUINEANS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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PEID: 47775

ROP: 116622

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Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Deaf Peoples

People Cluster: Deaf

Language: Papua New Guinean Sign Language - (pgz)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Papua New Guinea

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Population: 49,500

Global Population: 49,500


PEID: 47775

ROP: 116622

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Deaf Papua New Guineans of Papua New Guinea, numbering 49,500, 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 Papua New Guinea. Their primary language is Papua New Guinean Sign Language. The primary religion practiced by the Deaf Papua New Guineans is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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