Nepal
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==Legal status of sign languages== | ==Legal status of sign languages== |
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Name of the country/area | Nepal |
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Formal name of the country/area | Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal |
Country/area information | The World Factbook(CIA) |
Wikipedia(English) |
Indigenous signs for "Nepal"
Illustrations in the literature
"Nepal" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 17.)
Spoken languages
Nepali
Sign languages
Related sign languages:
Population of Deaf/deaf people
The population of the signers of Nepalese Sign Language: 5,743 (2001 census).
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Nepal National Federation of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (NFDH) (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
Nepali sign language dictionary. 1995. Kathmandu: Nepal National Federation of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Bibliography
Woodward, James. 1993. The relationship of sign language varieties in India, Pakistan, and Nepal. In: Sign language studies. no.78:15-22.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Notes
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