• PEOPLE NAME: DEAF KOSOVAR OF KOSOVO

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PEID: 48845

ROP: 119666

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Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Deaf Peoples

People Cluster: Deaf

Language: Albanian Sign Language - (sqk)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Kosovo

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Population: 9,800

Global Population: 9,800


PEID: 48845

ROP: 119666

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Deaf Kosovar of Kosovo, numbering 9,800, 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 Kosovo. Their primary language is Albanian Sign Language. The primary religion practiced by the Deaf Kosovar is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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