Deaf in Sri Lanka

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Deaf in Sri Lanka

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Population

Unknown

Christian

8.38%

Evangelical

1.20%

Largest Religion

Buddhism (91.62%)

Main Language

Sri Lankan Sign Language

Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Professing Christian.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Formerly or falsely reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
3	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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People Name General	Deaf
People Name in Country	Deaf
Population in Sri Lanka	0
World Population	Unknown
Total Countries	216
Indigenous	Yes
Least-Reached	No
Progress Scale	3 ●
GSEC	0 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Alternate Names
People ID	19007
ROP3 Code	114916

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Deaf
People Cluster	Deaf
People Group	Deaf
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Geography

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Country	Sri Lanka
Region	South Asia
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Persecution Rank	Not ranked

Country	Sri Lanka
Region	South Asia
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Persecution Rank	Not ranked

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Primary Language:	Sri Lankan Sign Language People group listing
Language Code:	sqs Ethnologue Listing
Written:	Unknown
Total Languages:	1

Primary Language:	Sri Lankan Sign Language People group listing
Language Code:	sqs Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages:	1

Resources

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Primary Language:

Sri Lankan Sign Language

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Translation Need	Questionable

Resource Type ▲	Resource Name
Text / Printed Matter	Door International

Religion

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Primary Religion:

Buddhism

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	91.62 %
Christianity (Evangelical 1.20 %)	8.38 %
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Christian Segments ▲	Percent
Anglican	Unknown
Independent	Unknown
Orthodox	Unknown
Other Christian	Unknown
Protestant	Unknown
Roman Catholic	Unknown

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