Cameroon
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==Population of Deaf/deaf people== | ==Population of Deaf/deaf people== | ||
| + | National Association of the Deaf of Cameroon's official or approximate number of Deaf people:60,000. (WFD. 2008. ''Global Survey Report.'' : See [[#Bibliography|Bibliography]] below.) | ||
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==Legal status of sign languages== | ==Legal status of sign languages== | ||
==Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf== | ==Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf== | ||
| - | Association Nationale Des Sourds du Cameroon ( | + | *Association Nationale Des Sourds du Cameroon ([http://www.wfdeaf.org/ WFD] member) |
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| + | *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)) | ||
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Kamei, Nobutaka. 2008. The Deaf community in Cameroon: A preliminary essay on the ethnography of African Deaf communities. In: ''Japanese Journal of Sign Linguistics (Japanese Association of Sign Linguistics).'' 17: 99-112. | Kamei, Nobutaka. 2008. The Deaf community in Cameroon: A preliminary essay on the ethnography of African Deaf communities. In: ''Japanese Journal of Sign Linguistics (Japanese Association of Sign Linguistics).'' 17: 99-112. | ||
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| + | World Federation of the Deaf and Swedish National Association of the Deaf. 2008. ''Global Survey Report. WFD Regional Secretariat for Western and Central Africa Region (WFD WCAR). Global Education Pre-Planning Project on the Human Rights of Deaf People.'' World Federation of the Deaf. Finland. | ||
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. 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] | ||
Revision as of 20:49, 20 June 2011
| Name of the country/area | Cameroon |
|---|---|
| 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
National Association of the Deaf of Cameroon's official or approximate number of Deaf people:60,000. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.)
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
- Association Nationale Des Sourds du Cameroon (WFD member)
- 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. 2009. Research on Langue des Signes d'Afrique Francophone (LSAF): How to share the product of the DVD sign language dictionary project. In: Lingua-Culture Contextual Studies in Ethnic Conflicts of the World (LiCCOSEC) (Research Institute for World Languages, Osaka University). 8 (Annual report (2008)): 367-380.
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2008. The Deaf community in Cameroon: A preliminary essay on the ethnography of African Deaf communities. In: Japanese Journal of Sign Linguistics (Japanese Association of Sign Linguistics). 17: 99-112.
World Federation of the Deaf and Swedish National Association of the Deaf. 2008. Global Survey Report. WFD Regional Secretariat for Western and Central Africa Region (WFD WCAR). Global Education Pre-Planning Project on the Human Rights of Deaf People. World Federation of the Deaf. Finland.
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. Liberty of sign language in the development process: A paradox of language liberty of the Deaf and the economic affluence. In: World Trend (Institute of Developing Economies). 135 (December 2006): 16-19.
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. 2002. A cultural anthropological study on the sign languages and the Deaf community in the Republic of Cameroon. Abstract of the field research in 2002. A Report to Cameroon National Association of the Deaf, 24 December 2002, Douala, Republic of Cameroon.
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2002. A cultural anthropological study on the sign languages and the Deaf community in the Republic of Cameroon. Report of the preliminary research 1997-98. A report to the Ministry of Science and Technological Research, Republic of Cameroon.
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.
Sorin-Barreteau L. 1996. Le Langage Gestuel des Mofu-Gudur au Cameroun. Doctoral thesis, University of Paris V - René Descartes.
Sorin-Barreteau L. 1982. Gestes narratifs et langage gestuel chez les Mofu (Nord-Cameroun). in : Cahiers de Littérature Orale. 11: 37-93.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Cameroon
Notes
| Africa (general) | Africa (general) |
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