Fiji
From AASL
Name of the country/area | Fiji |
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Formal name of the country/area | Republic of the Fiji Islands |
Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Fiji"
Illustrations in the literature
"Fiji" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 19.)
Spoken languages
English
Fijian
Sign languages
Population of Deaf/deaf people
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Fiji Association of the Deaf (WFD member)
Institutes, associations and universities for sign language studies
Education for the Deaf
Deaf Children with Additional Disabilities in Developing Countries : Fiji
Sign language interpretation
- Asia Pacific region survey from WASLI. 2007. WASLI Newsletter 2007 Issue 6. (See Bibliography below).
1.The number of sign language interpreters that are working:
- 15.
2. The sign language in the country : Fiji Sign Language (heavily influenced by Australian Sign Language and signed English)
3. Spoken languages:
- English, Fijian, Hindu and other pacific island languages
4. This country has some Interpreter training programmes.
5. The rates for using a sign language interpreter(given in US Dollars according the exchange rate 13/9/06):
- Per Hour : 2.9
- Deaf People : No charge
- NGO’s : 11.60 per day
- Companies or Businesses : 29.00 per day
- Other : N/A
Deaf communities and cultures
Religious activities by the Deaf
Famous Deaf persons and hearing persons concerned with sign languages
Sign language dictionaries
Cabbage, Don and John Peterson. 2002?. Fiji Sign Language, volume I, II El Paso, Texas: International Communication Publishers.
Bibliography
WASLI (World Association of Sign Language Interpreters ). 2007. WASLI Newsletter 2007 Issue 6 Kampala, Uganda.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Fiji
Notes
Oceania (general) | Oceania (general) |
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Continent | Australia |
Polynesia | Kiribati | New Zealand | Samoa | Tonga | Tuvalu |
Micronesia | Federated States of Micronesia | Marshall Islands | Nauru | Palau |
Melanesia | Fiji | Papua New Guinea | Solomon Islands | Vanuatu |
Areas and others |