Cote d'Ivoire
From AASL
| Name of the country/area | Cote d'Ivoire |
|---|---|
| Formal name of the country/area | Republic of Cote d'Ivoire |
| Country/area information | The World Factbook(CIA) |
| Wikipedia(English) |
Indigenous signs for "Cote d'Ivoire"
Illustrations in the literature
"Cote d'Ivoire" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 98.)
Spoken languages
French
Sign languages
Langue des Signes d'Afrique Francophone (LSAF), a pidgin sign language created with ASL and spoken French in Africa.
Population of Deaf/deaf people
Legal status of sign languages
Not recognized yet.
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
There are two associations of the Deaf recognized by the government:
(1) Association Nationale des Sourds de Cote d'Ivoire (ANASOCI) (WFD member, cited from WFD website)
(2) Association Ivoirienne des Sourds pour la Promotion et la Défense (AISPD)
ONG Handicap Alliance Internationale (H.A.I.) is a group that conducts training of sign language interpreters.
Institutes, associations and universities for sign language studies
A paper on sign language studies was presented in the 5th annual meeting of the Institute of Applied Linguistics, University of Cocody on February 25, 2010.
Education for the deaf
In 1974, Andrew J. Foster, an American Deaf missionary, founded Ecole Chrétienne Ivoirienne pour les Sourds (ECIS) in Abidjan, which became the first school for the deaf. It was renamed Ecole Ivoirienne pour les Sourds (ECIS). It became a national school in 2009 and is the only one school in this country.
Deaf communities and cultures
Activities by the Deaf are found in Abidjan, the largest city in Cote d'Ivoire. Danane has a branch of ANASOCI.
Religious activities by the Deaf
Christians and Muslims. In Abidjan, CMA (Eglise Protestante Evangélique CMA) has the largest network of churches of the Deaf. A few Christians go to Catholic churches.
Famous Deaf persons and hearing persons concerned with sign languages
Mamadou (Deaf, man, Ivorian): the first Deaf teacher of ECIS. Deceased.
N'zébo (1958-2007, Deaf, man, Ivorian): a Deaf teacher of ECIS; the founder and the President of ANASOCI. Deceased.
Andrew J. Foster (1925-1987, Deaf, man, American): A missionary, the founder of ECIS. Deceased.
Sign language dictionaries
Bibliography
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 |
