Africa (general)
From AASL
Indigenous signs for "Africa"
Spoken languages
Sign languages
Population of Deaf/deaf people
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Institutes, associations and universities for sign language studies
Education for the deaf
Deaf communities and cultures
Religious activities by the Deaf
Famous Deaf persons and hearing persons concerned with sign languages
Sign language dictionaries
Bibliography
Monaghan, Leila. 2003. A world's eye view: Deaf cultures in global perspective. In: Monaghan, Leila, Constanze Schmaling, Karen Nakamura and Graham H. Turner eds. Many ways to be Deaf: International variation in Deaf communities. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. 1-24. [Including information of Africa (general),Asia (general), Oceania (general),Hausa Sign Language,Ban Khor Sign Language,Taiwanese Sign Language and Australasian Sign Language ]
Schmaling, Constanze. 2003. A for apple: The impact of Western education and ASL on the Deaf community in Kano State, Northern Nigeria, In: Monaghan, Leila, Constanze Schmaling, Karen Nakamura, and Graham H. Turner eds. Many ways to be Deaf: International variation in Deaf communities. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. 302-310. [Including information of Africa (general),Nigeria,Hausa Sign Language and [Nigerian Sign Language]] ]
Devlieger, Patrick. 1994. Culture-based concepts and social life of disabled persons in Sub-Saharan Africa: The case of the deaf. In: Erting, Carol J., Robert C. Johnson, Dorothy L. Smith, and Bruce D. Snider eds. The Deaf Way: Perspectives from the international conference on Deaf culture. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. 85-93.
Okombo, Okoth. 1992. African languages: Will sign languages have better luck? In: Finnish Association of the Deaf ed. East African sign language seminar, Debre Zeit, Ethoipia, August 10-16,1990. Helsinki: Finnish Association of the Deaf. 19-24.
Ozolins, Brigitta. 1991. Oppression of native sign language in Africa. In: World Federation of the Deaf ed. Equality and self-reliance: Proceedings of the XI World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf, Tokyo, Japan, July 2-11, 1991. Tokyo: Japanese Federation of the Deaf. 705-706.
Okombo, Okoth. 1991. Obstacles to the development of African sign languages. In: World Federation of the Deaf ed. Equality and self-reliance: Proceedings of the XI World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf, Tokyo, Japan, July 2-11, 1991. Tokyo: Japanese Federation of the Deaf. 165-175.
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| Africa (general) | Africa (general) |
|---|---|
| North Africa | Algeria | Egypt | Libya | Morocco | Tunisia |
| West Africa | Benin | Burkina Faso | Cote d'Ivoire | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Liberia | Mali | Mauritania | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Togo |
| Island states in the Atlantic Ocean | Cape Verde | Sao Tome and Principe |
| Central Africa | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | Republic of the Congo | Rwanda |
| East Africa | Djibouti | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Kenya | Somalia | South Sudan | Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda |
| Southern Africa | Angola | Botswana | Lesotho | Malawi | Mozambique | Namibia | South Africa | Swaziland | Zambia | Zimbabwe |
| Island states in the Indian Ocean | Comoros | Madagascar | Mauritius | Seychelles |
| Areas and others | Western Sahara |
