Kenya

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Indigenous signs for "Kenya"

Illustrations in the literature

"Kenya" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 96.)

Spoken languages

English

Swahili

Sign languages

Kenyan Sign Language

Related sign languages:

Belgian Sign Language (in one school only)

British Sign Language (in one school only)

American Sign Language

Population of Deaf/deaf people

The population of the signers of Kenyan Sign Language: 340,000, increasing.

Ethnologue, 16th Edition

Legal status of sign languages

Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf

Kenya National Association of the Deaf (KNAD) (WFD member, cited from WFD website)

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

Akach, Philemon A.O. 2001. Kenyan Sign Language dictionary (Revised). Nairobi: Kenya National Association for the Deaf.

Akach, Philemon A.O. 1991. Kenyan Sign Language dictionary. Nairobi: Kenya National Association for the Deaf.

Bibliography

Guberman, Julie A. 2005=2006. Exploring Deaf and Hearing Language Contact Situations in Kenya. In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 59(2006.03) :68-69.(translated by Kamei, Nobutaka. in Japanese)[ Report of American Anthropological Association 104th Annual Meeting Washington DC Dec. 1. 2005 7:45 PM–9:30 PM. "Endangered World Languages : Sign Languages and Their Variations"]

Kamei, Nobutaka. 2005. Special interview, Toward the African Union of the Deaf: Mr Nickson Ochieng Kakiri from Kenya talks. In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 57(2005.09) :47-49.

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

Kenya society for Deaf children. 2004. Our rights : handbook for children. Nairobi : Kenya Society for Deaf children(KSDC).

Kenya society for Deaf children. 2004. Children Act 2001 : Information for parents and service providers. Nairobi : Kenya Society for Deaf children(KSDC).

Omondi, Joel and Washington Akaranga. 2004. Healthy…Deaf children. Nairobi : National Deaf aids education programme(KNDAEP)

Kenya sign Language research project. 1998. KSL vocabulary pamphlets.(Time). University of Nairobi, Kenya.

Kenya sign Language research project. 1998. KSL vocabulary pamphlets.(Family).University of Nairobi, Kenya.

Kenya sign Language research project. 1998. KSL vocabulary pamphlets.(animals).University of Nairobi, Kenya.

Olson, Jack. 1995. Bondo, Kenya. In : Olson, Jack ed. Deaf Communities, A Worldwide Perspective. Hillsboro, OR : Butte Publications. 64-73.

Akach, Philemon A.O. 1992. News from Kenya. In : Signpost. summer 1992. 54-56.

Akach, Philemon. 1992. The use of Sign Language in Schools in Kenya. 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. 87-88.

Okombo, Okoth. 1992. Linguistics and the Liberation of the Kenyan Deaf: Som Research Agenda for Sign Language Developers. 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. 58-60

Yego, Emily. 1992. The Status of Sign Language in the Teaching of the Deaf and Measures for Improvement in Kenya. 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. 31-38.

Akach, Philemon A.O. 1991. Sentence types in Kenya Sign Language. Unpublished M.A. dissertation. University of Nairobi.

Akach, Philemon A.O. 1988. Communication of the Deaf in Kenya. Pro-seminar work in special education. Unpublished B.A. special education dissertation. Finland : University of Jyaskyla.

Ndurumo, Michael M. 1987. Development and implementation of sign language in Kenya. In : Proceedings of the X world congress of the World Federation of the Deaf. Helsinki: The Finnish Association of the Deaf.

Abilla, Catherine M. 1987. Kenya. In : Van Cleve, John V. (editor in chief), Gallaudet College eds. Gallaudet encyclopedia of deaf people and deafness. New York : McGraw-Hill. vol.2. 127-129.

Researchers

History of sign language research

Events

Links

Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Kenya

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