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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Deaf Santomeans of Sao Tome and Principe

The Deaf Santomeans of Sao Tome and Principe, numbering approximately 2,300 people, are Unengaged and 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 Unknown and Sao Tome and Principe Sign Language is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples
Country: Sao Tome and Principe
People Cluster: Deaf
Primary Language(s): Sao Tome and Principe Sign Language (qtp)
Primary Religion(s): Unknown
Population: 2,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
People Group ID: PG050245
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unknown
Religious Affiliation: Unknown

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Unknown Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Sao Tome and Principe Sign Language
Language Family:

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Sao Tome and Principe Sign Language Speakers

Media Resources in Sao Tome and Principe Sign Language:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Sao Tome and Principe Sign Language:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Sao Tome and Principe Sign Language bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

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 Santomeans:
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Pray specifically for the Deaf Santomeans of Sao Tome and Principe

These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self- made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.
readColossians 2:23

Pray for those without Christ, that they will see the emptiness of human traditions and turn to the truth and grace found in Jesus.

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
readRevelation 4:11

Pray that the good news will advance and people will recognize and worship the One who created all things by His will, giving glory and honor to Him alone.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
readIsaiah 9:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in the coming of the Prince of Peace because He will bring everlasting peace and rule with justice and righteousness.

O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.
readPsalm 15:1-2

Ask God to send believers who will go and, with integrity, walk blamelessly and do what is right, speaking truth about the Lord with those who need to learn about His redemption plan.

Deaf Santomean Across Countries (ROP3 - 119674) reported in the following countries:

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PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
Deaf SantomeansPG050245Deaf SantomeansSao Tome and Principe2,300Unengaged and UnreachedSao Tome and Principe Sign LanguageUnknown

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