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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Deaf Sudanese of Sudan

The Deaf Sudanese of Sudan, numbering approximately 448,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as 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 are an Indigenous people, with Deaf as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Deaf people cluster of the Deaf Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion. They primarily speak Natural Sign Language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Deaf Sudanese

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples
Country: Sudan
People Cluster: Deaf
Primary Language(s): Natural Sign Language (qns)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 448,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
People Group ID: PG047792
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Natural Sign Language
Language Family: Sign Language

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Natural Sign Language Speakers

Media Resources in Natural Sign Language:

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Bible Resources in Natural Sign Language:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources (GSEC: 0), there are no evangelical Christians or churches among this people group and there is no access to evangelical print, audio, visual or human resources

Next steps for the Deaf Sudanese:
Begin signifcant prayer and fasting for this group
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Pray specifically for the Deaf Sudanese of Sudan

And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
readMatthew 6:16

Pray that those who live to please men and not God will turn from the emptiness of seeking approval from others and find true satisfaction in the treasure of a personal relationship with God.

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
readPsalm 16:11

Pray that God will make a way for His path of life to be revealed to many so that they may come into His presence and experience abundant joy and eternal pleasures at His right hand.

Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
readColossians 3:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will set their minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, as they look to Christ for guidance and strength.

Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
readEphesians 6:13

Pray that God will send believers to the lost of this people group and that, as they share the gospel, they will take up the whole armor of God so that they can stand firm when trials come.

Deaf Sudanese Across Countries (ROP3 - 116579) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Deaf South SudanesePG048843Deaf South SudaneseSouth Sudan64,000Unengaged and UnreachedSouth Sudanese Sign LanguageEthnoreligion
Deaf SudanesePG047792Deaf SudaneseSudan448,000Unengaged and UnreachedNatural Sign LanguageEthnoreligion

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