South Africa

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Basic information of the country/area

Name of the country/area	South Africa
Formal name of the country/area	Republic of South Africa
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

IsiZulu

IsiXhosa

Afrikaans

Sepedi

Setswana

Sesotho

Xitsonga

SiSwati

Tshivenda

IsiNdebele

■Sign languages

South African Sign Language

■Related sign languages:

British Sign Language

Irish Sign Language

American Sign Language

■Population of Deaf/deaf people

■Legal status of sign languages

■Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf

Deaf Federation of South Africa (DEAFSA) (WFD member)

http://www.deafsa.co.za

■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