Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Deaf Peoples

People Cluster: Deaf

Language: Jamaican Sign Language - (jls)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Jamaica

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Population: 27,500

Global Population: 27,500

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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

Overview: The Deaf Jamaicans of Jamaica, numbering 27,500, 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 Jamaica. Their primary language is Jamaican Sign Language. The primary religion practiced by the Deaf Jamaicans is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.

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