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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Deaf Ugandans of Uganda

The Deaf Ugandans of Uganda, numbering approximately 403,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a community of individuals who are culturally Deaf and actively participate in Deaf culture, often using sign language as their primary means of communication. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Ugandan Sign Language is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Deaf Ugandan

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples
Country: Uganda
People Cluster: Deaf
Primary Language(s): Ugandan Sign Language (ugn)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 403,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
People Group ID: PG033500
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Pray for the Deaf Ugandans of Uganda

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ugandan Sign Language
Language Family: Sign Language

40%
%
Ugandan Sign Language Speakers

Media Resources in Ugandan Sign Language:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Ugandan Sign Language:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Ugandan Sign Language bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Deaf Ugandans are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Deaf Ugandans:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Deaf Ugandans of Uganda

And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
readMatthew 6:7-8

Pray that those who don't have a relationship with their Creator will come to know a God who hears their every need, freeing them from empty rituals and drawing them into a real, trusting relationship with Him.

The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
readPsalm 146:9

Pray for God to watch over people, wherever they are, and cause them to meet believers who will share the gospel with them clearly and lovingly.

But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
readHebrews 10:39

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, and faithfully follow God, they will share Christ boldly with those around them.

In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
readEphesians 1:13-14

Pray that God will work through believers near and far in bringing the lost to Himself, giving them what they need to do the task He has set before them, and helping them rest in Him because He has given them His Spirit.

Deaf Ugandan Across Countries (ROP3 - 116538) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Deaf UgandansPG033500Deaf UgandansUganda403,000Engaged yet UnreachedUgandan Sign LanguageRoman Catholicism

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