New Zealand

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Basic information of the country/area

Name of the country/area	New Zealand
Formal name of the country/area	New Zealand
Country/area information	The World Factbook(CIA)
	Wikipedia(English)

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

Spoken languages

English

Maori

Sign languages

New Zealand Sign Language

Related sign languages:

Australasian Sign Language (an attempt to merge Australian Sign Language and New Zealand Sign Language into one common sign language)

Population of Deaf/deaf people

Legal status of sign languages

New Zealand Sign Language became the third official language of New Zealand in April 2006.

Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf

Deaf Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ) (WFD member)

http://www.deaf.co.nz

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

Bibliography

Researchers

History of sign language research

Events

Links

Notes