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Population

14,000

Main Language

Albanian Sign Language

Largest Religion

Islam 62.40%

Christian

30.47%

Evangelical

Unknown

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 Christian Adherent.

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	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially 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%
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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Introduction / History

In Albania there may be no Deaf signing families. The first time a Deaf couple married was in the late nineteen seventies and not many more Deaf people married after that.

In Albanian Sign Language there are a lot of words with no sign. International signing when used can cause problems for local signing. Albanians also like to use their own sign language. Albanians have opportunities to be with international Deaf groups.

Albania has organizations and workshops for the Deaf. The Albanian Sign Language has undergone changes several times in the capital city of Tirana and these changes are then made in the rural regions of the country.

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References

http://deaf unity.org/article-interview/robert-skinner-albania-deaf -community/

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General Info

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People Name General	Deaf
People Name in Country	Deaf
Pronunciation	def
Alternate Names
Population this Country	14,000
Population all Countries	50,266,000
Total Countries	216
Indigenous	Yes
Progress Scale	2 ●
Unreached	No
Frontier People Group	No
GSEC	1 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3	19007
ROP3 Code	114916

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Deaf
People Cluster	Deaf
People Group	Deaf

Affinity Bloc	Deaf
People Cluster	Deaf
People Group	Deaf
Ethnic Code

Geography

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Country	Albania
Region	Europe, Eastern and Eurasia
Continent	Europe
10/40 Window	Yes
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	Not ranked

Country	Albania
Region	Europe, Eastern and Eurasia
Continent	Europe
10/40 Window	Yes
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	Not ranked

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Religion

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Primary Religion:

Islam

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical Unknown)	30.47 %
Ethnic Religions	0.01 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	62.40 %
Non-Religious	6.98 %
Other / Small	0.14 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Languages

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Primary Language	Albanian Sign Language (14,000 speakers)
Language Code	sqk Ethnologue Listing
Language Written	Unknown
Total Languages	1

Primary Language	Albanian Sign Language (14,000 speakers)
Language Code	sqk Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages	1
People Groups	Speaking Albanian Sign Language

Resources

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Primary Language: Albanian Sign Language

Bible Translation Status: Translation Needed

Resource Type ▲	Resource Name	Source
None reported

Sources

Photo Source	(Representative photo) Faysal Khan - Pixabay
Profile Source	Anonymous
Data Sources	Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.

Countries this People live in:

Country ▲	Population	Scale
Afghanistan	434,000	0 ☀︎
Albania	14,000	2 ●
Algeria	231,000	1 ●
American Samoa	200	3 ●
Andorra	200	3 ●
Angola	378,000	3 ●
Antigua and Barbuda	500	3 ●
Argentina	230,000	3 ●
Armenia	14,000	3 ●
Aruba	800	3 ●
Australia	53,000	3 ●
Austria	18,000	3 ●
Azerbaijan	78,000	1 ●
Bahamas	2,100	3 ●
Bahrain	3,000	2 ●
Bangladesh	1,309,000	1 ●
Barbados	1,400	3 ●
Belarus	47,000	3 ●
Belgium	23,000	3 ●
Belize	2,100	3 ●
Benin	141,000	2 ●
Bermuda	300	3 ●
Bhutan	5,900	1 ●
Bolivia	94,000	3 ●
Bosnia-Herzegovina	16,000	2 ●
Totals: 216	50,266,000

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