Kenya
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Name of the country/area | Kenya |
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Formal name of the country/area | Republic of Kenya |
Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
Wikipedia (English) |
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
Related sign languages:
Belgian Sign Language (in one school only)
British Sign Language (in one school only)
Population of Deaf/deaf people
The population of the signers of Kenyan Sign Language: 340,000, increasing.
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.
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
Notes
Africa (general) | Africa (general) |
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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 |