Namibia
From AASL
| Name of the country/area | Namibia |
|---|---|
| Formal name of the country/area | Republic of Namibia |
| Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
| Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Namibia"
Illustrations in the literature
"Namibia" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 100.)
Spoken languages
English
Sign languages
Population of Deaf/deaf people
The National Government’s official number of Deaf people : 8,314. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.)
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Namibian National Association of the Deaf (NNAD) (WFD member; established in 1991. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.))
Institutes, associations and universities for sign language studies
Education for the Deaf
The Association for Children with Language, Speech and Hearing Impairments of Namibia (CLaSH)
The Views of Blind and Deaf Univernsity Students, Namibia
Namibia: Deaf Education Needs Upgrading
Deaf communities and cultures
Religious activities by the Deaf
Life of Deaf
Famous Deaf persons and hearing persons concerned with sign languages
Sign language dictionaries
A Deaf Artist’s Gift Teaches Others Damiana, a graduate of the Eluwa Special School for the Hearing and Visually Impaired, illustrated the Namibian Sign Language Textbook.
Morgan, Ruth, Scott K. Liddell, Marius N. Haikali, et al. eds. 1991. Namibian Sign Language to English and Oshiwambo. Washington : Gallaudet Univ.
Ashipala, Sackeus P., et al. 1989. Namibian Sign Language dictionary.
Bibliography
World Federation of the Deaf and Swedish National Association of the Deaf. 2008. Global Survey Report. WFD Regional Secretariat for Southern and Eastern Africa (WFD RSESA). Global Education Pre-Planning Project on the Human Rights of Deaf People. World Federation of the Deaf. Finland.
Dallinga, Alice. 1999. Verhalen van stilte. Dove kinderen in Namibia. Utrecht: Unitwin Network for Southern Africa.
Ashipala, Sackeus P., Profelius Daniel, Marius N. Haikali, Nangolo Israel, Festus T. Linus, Henock H. Nilenge, Timony F. Haiduwah and Rauna N. Hashiyanah eds. 1994. The Development of a Dictionary of Namibian Sign Language. In: Erting, Carol J., Robert C. Johnson, Dorothy L. Smith, and Bruce D. Snider eds. The Deaf Way: Perspectives from the international conference on Deaf culture. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. 342-346.
Films and videos
Orna Otto, Rakkel Ndilenga and Padelia Namundjebo. 2004. Namibian sign language instruction video. Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO) Information and Learning Centres in Birmingham and London.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Namibia
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 |
