Sierra Leone
From AASL
| Name of the country/area | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|
| Formal name of the country/area | Republic of Sierra Leone |
| Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
| Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Sierra Leone"
Spoken languages
English
Sign languages
Population of Deaf/deaf people
Sierra Leone Association of the Deaf's official or approximate number of Deaf people: 3,000-5,000.; Sign language users : 200. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.)
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Sierra Leone Association of the Deaf (SLAD) (WFD member; established in 1995. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.))
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
World Federation of the Deaf and Swedish National Association of the Deaf. 2008. Global Survey Report. WFD Regional Secretariat for Western and Central Africa Region (WFD WCAR). Global Education Pre-Planning Project on the Human Rights of Deaf People. World Federation of the Deaf. Finland.
Renner-Lisk, E. 1972. National School for the Deaf (Sierra Leone). In: Seminar on Deafness, Accra, Ghana.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Sierra Leone
Notes
| Africa (general) | Africa (general) |
|---|---|
| North Africa | Algeria | Egypt | Libya | Morocco | Tunisia |
| West Africa | Benin | Burkina Faso | Cote d'Ivoire | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Liberia | Mali | Mauritania | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Togo |
| Island states in the Atlantic Ocean | Cape Verde | Sao Tome and Principe |
| Central Africa | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | Republic of the Congo | Rwanda |
| East Africa | Djibouti | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Kenya | Somalia | South Sudan | Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda |
| Southern Africa | Angola | Botswana | Lesotho | Malawi | Mozambique | Namibia | South Africa | Swaziland | Zambia | Zimbabwe |
| Island states in the Indian Ocean | Comoros | Madagascar | Mauritius | Seychelles |
| Areas and others | Western Sahara |
