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The Deaf Macanese of Macao

The Deaf Macanese of Macao, numbering approximately 4,900 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 Chinese Folk Religion and Hong Kong Sign Language is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3 Flash: Deaf Macanese

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples
Country: Macao
People Cluster: Deaf
Primary Language(s): Hong Kong Sign Language (hks)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 4,900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
People Group ID: PG050609

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hong Kong Sign Language
Language Family: Sign Language

70%
%
Hong Kong Sign Language Speakers

Media Resources in Hong Kong Sign Language:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Hong Kong Sign Language:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Hong Kong Sign Language bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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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 Macanese:
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Pray specifically for the Deaf Macanese of Macao

"For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God." Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?" But he said "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
readLuke 18:25-27

Pray that the lost who think they have everything they need will recognize their spiritual poverty apart from Jesus and turn to Him in faith.

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

Pray that they will receive the Word of God as a lamp to their feet and commit their ways to Him.

Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!
readPsalm 105:3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will glory in His holy name and that their hearts will rejoice.

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
read3 John 1:2

Ask God to grant protection and good health — both physical and spiritual — to those He sends cross-culturally to share the gospel.

Deaf Macanese Across Countries (ROP3 - 119669) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Deaf MacanesePG050609Deaf MacaneseMacao4,900Unengaged and UnreachedHong Kong Sign LanguageChinese Folk Religion

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