• PEOPLE NAME: DEAF SAHRAWIS OF WESTERN SAHARA

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PEID: 50610

ROP: 119664

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Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Deaf Peoples

People Cluster: Deaf

Language: Natural Sign Language - (qns)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Western Sahara

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Population: 6,100

Global Population: 6,100


PEID: 50610

ROP: 119664

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Deaf Sahrawis of Western Sahara, numbering 6,100, 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 Western Sahara. Their primary language is Natural Sign Language. The primary religion practiced by the Deaf Sahrawis 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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