Myanmar
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Revision as of 20:36, 19 July 2011
| Name of the country/area | Myanmar |
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| Formal name of the country/area | Union of Myanmar |
| Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
| Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Myanmar"
Illustrations in the literature
"Myanmar" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 20.)
Spoken languages
Burmese
Sign languages
Population of Deaf/deaf people
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/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
Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Department of Social Welfare, and School for the Deaf Children Mandalay. 2007. "The Sign Language Dictionary Part-1 and Part-2".
Bibliography
World Federation of the Deaf and Swedish National Association of the Deaf. 2008. Global Survey Report. WFD Regional Secretariat for Asia and the Pacific (WFD RSA/P). Global Education Pre-Planning Project on the Human Rights of Deaf People. World Federation of the Deaf. Finland.
Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Department of Social Welfare, and Japan International Cooperation Agency. 2007. "Myanmar Sign Language Conversation Book".
Than, A. M. 1970. Education of the deaf in Burma. In : Hearing (RNID). 25 (4) 108-111.
Wright, John Dutton. 1926. Schools for the Deaf in the Orient. In : Volta Review.28: 49-52. [Subsequent articles on pp. 348-355; 415-417; 593-595; 769-770; report on South Asian schools.(includs Philippines, Japan, Burma(Myanmar), India and Ceylon(Sri Lanka))
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Myanmar
[New sign language dictionary launched
Notes
| Asia (general) | Asia (general) |
|---|---|
| East Asia | China | Japan | Mongolia | North Korea | South Korea |
| Southeast Asia | Brunei | Cambodia | East Timor | Indonesia | Laos | Malaysia | Myanmar | Philippines | Singapore | Thailand | Vietnam |
| South Asia | Bangladesh | Bhutan | India | Maldives | Nepal | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
| West Asia | Afghanistan |
| Areas and others | Hong Kong | Macau | Taiwan |
