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 and other ethnic languages. Official language is French.
Sign languages
Francophone African Sign Language (Langue des Signes d'Afrique Francophone (LSAF)), a pidgin sign language created with ASL and spoken French in Africa.
Population of Deaf/deaf people
Population of the "deaf-mute" ("sourds-muets" in French) in the national census in 1998: Total 50,689 (Men 26,668; Women 24,021)
(Cited from Ministère de la Famille, de la Femme et des Affaires Sociales, République de Côte d'Ivoire. 2007. Politique Nationale en Faveur des Personnes Handicapées. Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire)
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
Institute of Applied Linguistics, University of Cocody (Institut de Linguistique Appliquée (ILA), Université de Cocody): A paper on sign language studies was presented in the 5th annual meeting of this institute 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
Not published yet.
Bibliography
Researchers
Kamei Nobutaka (since 2008)
History of sign language research
In February-March 2010, Kamei Nobutaka conducted fieldwork on the Deaf community and their sign language in Abidjan.
In October 2008, Kamei Nobutaka conducted a preliminary research on the Deaf community and their sign language in Abidjan.
Events
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. [Kamei, Nobutaka, Sanogo Yédê Adama et Tano Angoua Jean-Jacques. 2010. Promotion de la recherche sur la Langue des signes en Côte d'Ivoire (Promotion of the research on the sign language in Côte d'Ivoire). Dans : le 5ème Colloque Annuel de l'Institut de Linguistique Appliquée (ILA), Université de Cocody « Linguistique ivoirienne : théories et pratique » (the 5th annual meeting of the Institute of Applied Linguistics, University of Cocody "Ivoirian linguistics: Theories and practice") (February 25, 2010, Institute of Applied Linguistics, University of Cocody, Cocody, Abidjan, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire).]
Links
Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Cote d'Ivoire
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 |
