• PEOPLE NAME: DEAF SIERRA LEONEANS OF SIERRA LEONE

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PEID: 48842

ROP: 116611

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Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Deaf Peoples

People Cluster: Deaf

Language: Sierra Leone Sign Language - (sgx)

Alternate Name(s): Deaf of Sierra Leone

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Sierra Leone

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Population: 88,500

Global Population: 88,500


PEID: 48842

ROP: 116611

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Deaf Sierra Leoneans of Sierra Leone, numbering 88,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Deaf people cluster within the Deaf Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Sierra Leone. Their primary language is Sierra Leone Sign Language. The primary religion practiced by the Deaf Sierra Leoneans is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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