Deaf in Burundi


Population
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Largest Religion
Christian
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Introduction / History

The Deaf walk silently among us in every city, town, village and neighborhood of the world. In spite of its small size, the country of Burundi has nearly 60,000 people who are Deaf and potentially speak Burundi Sign Language.
Deaf children with hearing parents are the only ones in the world who do not learn language from their parents. Those who cannot communicate with hearing parents are, by definition, born into a dysfunctional family. Because hearing parents usually cannot communicate with their Deaf child, they are unable to transmit their values, convictions or beliefs.

The Deaf tend to congregate in areas where there are Deaf schools, although only 1 Deaf child in 5 is able to attend school. There are no Deaf high schools or colleges. In those that do exist, the vast majority of teachers are hearing and do not know or understand true Sign Language. Hearing teachers, like hearing parents, are unable to transmit cultural values and beliefs to Deaf children, therefore they receive an extremely limited and poor education.

The Deaf child is left to try to visually determine his/her worldview. Many say they learn the "rules of life" by watching the action on TV or in movies. Hearing Sunday School teachers and pastors are not able to communicate truth or their beliefs to Deaf children.

For this reason, the "Know God How?" series (the first set of sign language Bible stories on DVD) was translated by D.O.O.R. International (Deaf Opportunity OutReach) and launched November 14, 2011 in Burundi's capitol city of Bujumbura. More than one hundred Deaf witnessed the celebration and were thrilled to receive even part of the Bible in their own language. Some broke into tears as they held the DVDs close to their chests, proclaiming it was "the gift of God" that they had been waiting for.


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Scripture Prayers for the Deaf in Burundi.


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People Name General Deaf
People Name in Country Deaf
Pronunciation def
Alternate Names
Population this Country 136,000
Population all Countries 50,266,000
Total Countries 216
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 3
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 2  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 19007
ROP3 Code 114916
Country Burundi
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Country Burundi
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical Unknown)
90.46 %
Ethnic Religions
3.80 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
5.50 %
Non-Religious
0.09 %
Other / Small
0.15 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Burundian Sign Language (136,000 speakers)
Language Code lsb   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Burundian Sign Language (136,000 speakers)
Language Code lsb   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Burundian Sign Language

Primary Language:  Burundian Sign Language

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (2014)
Bible-New Testament No
Bible-Complete No
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