Cameroon
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| + | Kamei, Nobutaka. 2007. Around the world: Visit to the signing communities in Africa (2) A Deaf village, Ghana. In: Teaching English Now (Sanseido) 9 (Summer 2007): 0 (inside cover). | ||
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| + | Kamei, Nobutaka. 2006. History of Deaf people and sign languages in Africa: Fieldwork in the "kingdom" derived from Andrew J. Foster. Tokyo: Akashi Shoten. [2007 JASID Award for Excellent Work by Young Researchers, Japan Society for International Development, November 2007] | ||
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Kamei, Nobutaka. 2006. The Birth of Langue des Signes Franco-Africaine : Creole ASL in West and Central French-Speaking Africa. In ''Sign Language Communication Studies'' (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 59(2006.03):67-68.[ Report of the session at [http://www.aaanet.org/_cs_upload/pdf/26822_1.pdf the 104th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Washington DC] Dec. 1. 2005 7:45 PM–9:30 PM. "Endangered World Languages : Sign Languages and Their Variations". Including information of [[Benin]], [[Cameroon]] and [[Gabon]] ] | Kamei, Nobutaka. 2006. The Birth of Langue des Signes Franco-Africaine : Creole ASL in West and Central French-Speaking Africa. In ''Sign Language Communication Studies'' (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 59(2006.03):67-68.[ Report of the session at [http://www.aaanet.org/_cs_upload/pdf/26822_1.pdf the 104th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Washington DC] Dec. 1. 2005 7:45 PM–9:30 PM. "Endangered World Languages : Sign Languages and Their Variations". Including information of [[Benin]], [[Cameroon]] and [[Gabon]] ] | ||
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Kamei, Nobutaka. 2003. The Deaf in Africa (4) Controversies over foreign sign languages. In:''Sign Language Communication Studies'' (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 50(2003.12):44-53. | Kamei, Nobutaka. 2003. The Deaf in Africa (4) Controversies over foreign sign languages. In:''Sign Language Communication Studies'' (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 50(2003.12):44-53. | ||
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| + | Kamei, Nobutaka. 2000. Another multilingual community: Education and languages of the Deaf in Cameroon. In: Nakamura, Yuichiro & Yasuko Ichibangase eds. Social welfare in the world (11) Africa, Latin America and Spain (Sekai no shakai-fukushi (11)). Tokyo: Junposha. 83-108. | ||
Revision as of 15:08, 10 March 2010
| Name of the country/area | Cameroon |
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| Formal name of the country/area | Republic of Cameroon |
| Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
| Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Cameroon"
Illustrations in the literature
"Cameroon" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 94.)
Spoken languages
French
English
Sign languages
Francophone African Sign Language
Related sign languages:
Population of Deaf/deaf people
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Association Nationale Des Sourds du Cameroon (WFD member, cited from WFD website)
Cameroon National Association of the Deaf (WFD member, data in 2002, cited from "Signs of country names" (Japanese edition, Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies ed. 2002. Tokyo: Japanese Federation of the 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
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2007. Around the world: Visit to the signing communities in Africa (2) A Deaf village, Ghana. In: Teaching English Now (Sanseido) 9 (Summer 2007): 0 (inside cover).
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2006. History of Deaf people and sign languages in Africa: Fieldwork in the "kingdom" derived from Andrew J. Foster. Tokyo: Akashi Shoten. [2007 JASID Award for Excellent Work by Young Researchers, Japan Society for International Development, November 2007]
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2006. The Birth of Langue des Signes Franco-Africaine : Creole ASL in West and Central French-Speaking Africa. In Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 59(2006.03):67-68.[ Report of the session at the 104th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Washington DC Dec. 1. 2005 7:45 PM–9:30 PM. "Endangered World Languages : Sign Languages and Their Variations". Including information of Benin, Cameroon and Gabon ]
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2005. The Deaf in Africa (10) Teacher training by the Deaf Foster generation of today. In:Sign Language Communication Studies(Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 57(2005.09):41-47.
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2004. The Deaf in Africa (8) Total communication by Foster. In:Sign Language Communication Studies(Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 54(2004.12):58-64.
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2004. The Deaf in Africa (5) Deaf views of America In:Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 51(2004.03):55-62.
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2003. The Deaf in Africa (4) Controversies over foreign sign languages. In:Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 50(2003.12):44-53.
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2000. Another multilingual community: Education and languages of the Deaf in Cameroon. In: Nakamura, Yuichiro & Yasuko Ichibangase eds. Social welfare in the world (11) Africa, Latin America and Spain (Sekai no shakai-fukushi (11)). Tokyo: Junposha. 83-108.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Notes
| 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 |
