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The Deaf Salvadorans of El Salvador

The Deaf Salvadorans of El Salvador, numbering approximately 75,000 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 Salvadoran Sign Language is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples
Country: El Salvador
People Cluster: Deaf
Primary Language(s): Salvadoran Sign Language (esn)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 75,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG046622
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Pray for the Deaf Salvadorans of El Salvador

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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: Salvadoran Sign Language
Language Family: Sign Language

35%
%
Salvadoran Sign Language Speakers

Media Resources in Salvadoran Sign Language:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Salvadoran Sign Language:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Deaf Salvadorans 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 Salvadorans:
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 Salvadorans of El Salvador

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 8:1

Pray that God will reassure those who may be struggling with the cost of following Jesus that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

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

Pray that everyone has access to God's Word and that those who hear the good news will turn from their sins and put their faith in Jesus the Messiah.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
readPsalm 119:105

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate daily on the Word of God so that, through it, they might have wisdom for the big and small decisions they face every day.

There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.
readMark 7:15

Pray for Christians to take any opportunity to share the hope of Jesus with lost people here, praying they will be wise like Jesus as they share the truth about what can defile people and what can make them clean.

Deaf Salvadoran Across Countries (ROP3 - 116613) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
Deaf SalvadoransPG046622Deaf SalvadoransEl Salvador75,000Engaged yet UnreachedSalvadoran Sign LanguageRoman Catholicism

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