• PEOPLE NAME: DEAF CURACAOAN OF CURACAO

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PEID: 47779

ROP: 116683

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Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Deaf Peoples

People Cluster: Deaf

Language: Sign Language of the Netherlands - (dse)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Curacao

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Population: 1,600

Global Population: 1,600


PEID: 47779

ROP: 116683

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Deaf Curacaoan of Curacao, numbering 1,600, 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 Curacao. Their primary language is Sign Language of the Netherlands. The primary religion practiced by the Deaf Curacaoan is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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