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The Deaf Paraguayans of Paraguay

The Deaf Paraguayans of Paraguay, numbering approximately 69,000 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 Atheism and Paraguayan Sign Language is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Deaf Paraguayan

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples
Country: Paraguay
People Cluster: Deaf
Primary Language(s): Paraguayan Sign Language (pys)
Primary Religion(s): Atheism
Population: 69,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG017263
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Pray for the Deaf Paraguayans of Paraguay

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Atheism
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

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%
Atheism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Paraguayan Sign Language
Language Family: Sign Language

20%
%
Paraguayan Sign Language Speakers

Media Resources in Paraguayan Sign Language:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Paraguayan Sign Language:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

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

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Deaf Paraguayans 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 Paraguayans:
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 Paraguayans of Paraguay

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.
readJohn 11:25

Pray for the many who have never heard about or understood the importance of what Jesus did for them, asking God to make a way for them to hear that the perfect Son of Man suffered, died, and rose again so that they might be saved.

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns."
readIsaiah 52:7

Pray that those who don't know the good news of peace and salvation through Jesus Christ will have an opportunity to receive it. Pray that it will bring hope and healing to their souls.

Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
readColossians 2:6-7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be rooted and built up in Him, abounding in thanksgiving for the grace and mercy He has shown them.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Ask God to raise up people who will trust in His sovereignty as they share the gospel, knowing that it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.

Deaf Paraguayan Across Countries (ROP3 - 116609) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
Deaf ParaguayansPG017263Deaf ParaguayansParaguay69,000Engaged yet UnreachedParaguayan Sign LanguageAtheism

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