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The Deaf Lithuanians of Lithuania

The Deaf Lithuanians of Lithuania, numbering approximately 14,500 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 Ethnoreligion and Lithuanian Sign Language is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples
Country: Lithuania
People Cluster: Deaf
Primary Language(s): Lithuanian Sign Language (lls)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 14,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG047763
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Pray for the Deaf Lithuanians of Lithuania

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lithuanian Sign Language
Language Family: Sign Language

100%
%
Lithuanian Sign Language Speakers

Media Resources in Lithuanian Sign Language:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Lithuanian Sign Language:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

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

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Deaf Lithuanians 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 Lithuanians:
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 Lithuanians of Lithuania

O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.
readPsalm 10:17-18

Pray that God, in accordance with His good character, will give justice to those who are oppressed by sin and that they will know that His offer of salvation is for everyone.

And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
read2 Timothy 2:2

Pray that the lost will come to faith in Christ and be discipled in the truth of the gospel, becoming faithful followers of Jesus who, in turn, make disciples themselves.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
readPsalm 51:10

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will quickly repent when they sin and walk with clean hearts and right spirits as they grow in their relationship with the Lord.

Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
readLuke 10:3

Ask God to raise up and send humble believers who will depend on Him as they go out like lambs among wolves to share the good news with those who need to hear it.

Deaf Lithuanian Across Countries (ROP3 - 116640) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Deaf LithuaniansPG047763Deaf LithuaniansLithuania14,500Engaged yet UnreachedLithuanian Sign LanguageEthnoreligion

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