Nepalese Sign Language
From AASL
| Language name | Nepalese Sign Language |
|---|---|
| Region | Nepal |
Language name
Nepalese Sign Language
Region
Population of signers
5,743 (2001 census). Most are monolingual. (Ethnologue web Edition)
Language family
Dialects
Linguistic characteristics
History
Related sign languages
Related spoken languages
Institutes, associations and universities
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
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”
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
Related pages
Links
Notes
| East Asia | Amami O Shima Sign Language | Chinese Sign Language | Japanese Sign Language | Korean Sign Language : North Korea | Korean Sign Language : South Korea | Mongolian Sign Language |
|---|---|
| Southeast Asia | Bali Sign Language | Ban Khor Sign Language | Benkala Sign Language | Hill Country Sign Language | Indonesian Sign Language | Kuala Lumpur Sign Language | Laos Sign Language | Malaysian Sign Language | Original Bangkok Sign Language | Original Chiangmai Sign Language | Penang Sign Language | Philippine Sign Language | Selangor Sign Language | Singapore Sign Language | Thai Sign Language | Vietnamese Sign Language |
| South Asia | Bengali Sign Language | Jhankot Sign Language | Jumla Sign Language | Indian Sign Language | Indo-Pakistan Sign Language | Naga Sign Language | Nepalese Sign Language | Sri Lankan Sign Language |
| West Asia | Afghan Sign Language |
| Areas and others | Hong Kong Sign Language | Macao Sign Language | Taiwanese Sign Language |
