Deaf in Argentina


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge

Introduction / History

There is an estimated 33,000 Deaf Argentines who do not adequately understand the Bible in any other language. In Buenos Aires there are a few Deaf Christians but there is no indigenous Deaf church. There appears to be a higher level of bilingualism in Spanish among the Deaf in Argentina than in other countries with Deaf communities, however, most are still unable to comprehend a complex text like the Bible in Spanish. There is definitely a need for a Bible translation into Argentine Sign Language.

Most Deaf people are Catholic, but that they rarely attend mass. When they do, they just go and sit in the church and think about God (without anyone interpreting and without really understanding much of what is going on). On rare occasion an interpreted mass is given and it is a big social event for the Deaf. There is a mission group called MIES (Ministerio Esperanza) that is run by three hearing Argentine women. It is an inter-denominational ministry. Their primary ministry is to teach sign language to Christians from various churches around Argentina who are interested in starting a ministry to the Deaf in their churches.

Argentine Sign Language (LSA) is descended from Italian Sign Language. Education for the Deaf has been purely oralist (teaching lip reading of Spanish and prohibiting any use of sign language) since its beginning. There are some Deaf clubs that hold classes especially for Deaf people who want to learn sign language. Linguists as well as some Deaf people are pushing to have LSA officially recognized by the government and for a change to bilingual education for the Deaf. There are many clubs for the Deaf that seem to get along fairly well with each other.

Many Deaf people work in banks, counting money. More recently, many Deaf have been trained in computers, and many now work in some sort of computer job, often data entry. A few work on the streets selling lottery tickets along with the handicapped with the money going to help handicapped people.


Prayer Points

Scripture Prayers for the Deaf in Argentina.


Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Deaf
People Name in Country Deaf
Pronunciation def
Alternate Names
Population this Country 229,000
Population all Countries 49,661,000
Total Countries 216
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 3
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 19007
ROP3 Code 114916
ROP25 Code 301989
ROP25 Name Deaf
Country Argentina
Region America, Latin
Continent South America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Country Argentina
Region America, Latin
Continent South America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.07 %
Christianity  (Evangelical Unknown)
89.28 %
Ethnic Religions
0.63 %
Hinduism
0.01 %
Islam
0.75 %
Non-Religious
8.68 %
Other / Small
0.58 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Argentine Sign Language (229,000 speakers)
Language Code aed   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Argentine Sign Language (229,000 speakers)
Language Code aed   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Argentine Sign Language

Primary Language:  Argentine Sign Language

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (2019-2021)
Bible-New Testament No
Bible-Complete No
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