• PEOPLE NAME: DEAF ZAMBIANS OF ZAMBIA

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PEID: 47784

ROP: 116564

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Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Deaf Peoples

People Cluster: Deaf

Language: Zambian Sign Language - (zsl)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Zambia

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Population: 50,000

Global Population: 50,000


PEID: 47784

ROP: 116564

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Deaf Zambians of Zambia, numbering 50,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Deaf people cluster within the Deaf Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Zambia. Their primary language is Zambian Sign Language. The primary religion practiced by the Deaf Zambians is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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