Philippines
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==Legal status of sign languages== | ==Legal status of sign languages== | ||
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| Name of the country/area | Philippines |
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| Formal name of the country/area | Republic of the Philippines |
| Country/area information | The World Factbook(CIA) |
| Wikipedia(English) |
Indigenous signs for "Philippines"
Movies
Sign of country name "Philippines" (Data offered by Deaf informants in Philippines; movie made by Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies)
Illustrations in the literature
"Philippines" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 19.)
Spoken languages
Filipino
English
Sign languages
Related sign languages:
Population of Deaf/deaf people
100,000 deaf persons in Philippines (Van Cleve 1986).
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Philippine Federation of the Deaf (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
MacFadden, Jane. 1977. Sign as you speak. Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines: Southeast Asian Institute for the Deaf.
Bibliography
Martinez, Liza B. 1993. Eye-gaze as an element in Filipino Sign Language discourse. In: Winston, Elisabeth A. ed. Communication forum volume 2. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University, School of Communication. 99-112.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Sign Languages in Asia: Philippines (Data offered by Deaf informants in Philippines; movies made by Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies)
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 |
