Nepal
From AASL
| 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) |
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
Sherpa Ang Kaji. 1999/4. "Parents of Deaf Children." WFD News 12(1): 1999. 4-5
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.
Devkota, Nirmal Kumar, Patricia Ross and Dhruba Man Maskey. 1989. Nepali Sign Language Dictionary. Kathmandu: The Welfare Society for the Hearing Impaired, School for the Deaf
Bibliography
Nakayama, Sinichiro. 2004. Make a Comparison of Word Order between Sign Language and Language for writing : From study about sign language used in Asia and Africa. In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 52(2004.06):22-26. [Including information of [ Ghana, Zambia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines and Thailand ]
Dyssegaard, Birgit. 2000. Emerging educational programs for deaf students in Mongolia and Nepal: A special report. In: Patricia E. Spencer, Carol J. Erting and Marc Marschark eds. The Deaf Child in the Family and at School: Essays in Honor of Kathryn P. Meadow-Orlans. 239-254
Maskey, Lion Sita Ram and Jaljala Shishu Sadan. 1999. The lives of the deaf in Nepal. In: H. William Brelje ed. Global Perspectives on the Education of the Deaf. Hillsboro, Oregon: Butte. 243-247
Kobayashi, Masayuki. 1999. Deaf in Asia(5) :Nepal. In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 34(1999.12) :66-71.
Beecken, Anne. 1997. Unterstützung Gehörloser und Schwerhöriger in Nepal - ein dänisch-nepalesisches Projekt. In: Das Zeichen 11/40:196-199
Taylor, Irene. 1997. Buddhas in Disguise. Deaf People of Nepal. San Diego, California: Dawn Sign Press
Nepal Association of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing ed. 1996. Final Report of the 3 day seminar on “Nepali Sign Language in the Deaf Communication”
Ozolins, Brigitta. 1996. Deaf women in Nepal. In: XII World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf. Vienna, Austria, 6-15 July, 1995. Proceedings. Toward Human Rights. 738-740
Joshi, Ragav Bir. 1994. Nepal: A Paradise of the Deaf? In: Carol J. Erting, Robert C. Johnson, Dorothy L. Smith and Bruce D. Snider eds. The Deaf Way: Perspectives from the International Conference on Deaf Culture. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press. 69-74.
Woodward, James. 1993. The relationship of sign language varieties in India, Pakistan, and Nepal. In: Sign language studies. no.78:15-22.
Joshi, Ragav Bir. 1991. Nepal: a paradise of the deaf? In: Sign Language Studies 20/71:161-168
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Nepal
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 |
