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The Deaf Hungarians of Hungary

The Deaf Hungarians of Hungary, numbering approximately 97,500 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 Roman Catholicism and Hungarian Sign Language is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples
Country: Hungary
People Cluster: Deaf
Primary Language(s): Hungarian Sign Language (hsh)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 97,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000832
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Pray for the Deaf Hungarians of Hungary

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

39%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hungarian Sign Language
Language Family: Sign Language

10%
%
Hungarian Sign Language Speakers

Media Resources in Hungarian Sign Language:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Hungarian Sign Language:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Deaf Hungarians 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 Hungarians:
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 Hungarians of Hungary

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
readIsaiah 40:8

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will be freed from the emptiness of fading hopes and find lasting life and truth in the unchanging Word of God.

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
readLamentations 3:23-23

Pray that they will have hope in the Lord, knowing that His compassions never fails and that His mercies are new every morning.

No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God.
readRomans 4:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will not waver but will grow strong in their belief, knowing that the Lord rewards those who seek Him.

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
readJohn 12:24

Pray that God will raise up men and women who are willing to die to their own desires, bearing much fruit for the kingdom among individuals and in places where His gospel has not been proclaimed.

Deaf Hungarian Across Countries (ROP3 - 116565) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Deaf HungariansPG000832Deaf HungariansHungary97,500Engaged yet UnreachedHungarian Sign LanguageRoman Catholicism

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