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The Deaf Sierra Leoneans of Sierra Leone

The Deaf Sierra Leoneans of Sierra Leone, numbering approximately 89,500 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 Animism and Sierra Leone Sign Language is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Deaf of Sierra Leone

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples
Country: Sierra Leone
People Cluster: Deaf
Primary Language(s): Sierra Leone Sign Language (sgx)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 89,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048842
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Pray for the Deaf Sierra Leoneans of Sierra Leone

Join others around the world in praying for the lost to be saved, the gospel to advance, the global Church to grow, and for laborers to be sent out and sustained in the harvest.

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Sierra Leone Sign Language
Language Family: Sign Language

45%
%
Sierra Leone Sign Language Speakers

Media Resources in Sierra Leone Sign Language:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Sierra Leone Sign Language:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Sierra Leone Sign Language bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Deaf Sierra Leoneans 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 Sierra Leoneans:
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 Sierra Leoneans of Sierra Leone

For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?
readPsalm 18:31

As people look to their own efforts for hope, pray they will have the opportunity to learn and believe in the Lord, who is the only Rock worthy of their faith.

I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
readDaniel 7:13-14

Pray that the gospel will advance so that all peoples will come to know the Son of Man, who has been given dominion and glory and a kingdom, and that they will bow before Him and serve Him forever.

And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
readActs 2:42

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will devote themselves to God's Word, to fellowship with each other, and to prayer.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 6:23

Pray that God will bring people to faith who are excited about the eternal life they have in Christ and will want to cross cultures to share this hope with others.

Deaf Sierra Leonean Across Countries (ROP3 - 116611) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Deaf Sierra LeoneansPG048842Deaf Sierra LeoneansSierra Leone89,500Engaged yet UnreachedSierra Leone Sign LanguageAnimism

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