Nepal

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Basic information of the country/area

Name of the country/area	Nepal
Formal name of the country/area	Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Country/area information	The World Factbook(CIA)
	Wikipedia(English)

Contents 1 Indigenous signs for "Nepal" 2 Spoken languages 3 Sign languages 4 Population of Deaf/deaf people 5 Legal status of sign languages 6 Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf 7 Institutes, associations and universities for sign language studies 8 Education for the deaf 9 Deaf communities and cultures 10 Religious activities by the Deaf 11 Famous Deaf persons and hearing persons concerned with sign languages 12 Sign language dictionaries 13 Bibliography 14 Researchers 15 History of sign language research 16 Events 17 Links 18 Notes

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

Nepalese Sign Language

Jhankot Sign Language

Jumla Sign Language

Related sign languages:

American Sign Language

Population of Deaf/deaf people

The population of the signers of Nepalese Sign Language: 5,743 (2001 census).

Ethnologue, 16th Edition

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

Nepal Association of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing ed. 1997. Nepali Sign Language Dictionary (Book three)

Nepal Association of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing ed. 1996. Nepali Sign Language Dictionary (Book one)

1995. Nepali sign language dictionary. 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

Countries and areas of Asia

Asia (general)	Asia (general)
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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