Sri Lanka
From AASL
| Name of the country/area | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| Formal name of the country/area | Domocratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
| Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
| Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Sri Lanka"
Movies
Sign of country name "Sri Lanka" (Data offered by Deaf informants in Sri lanka; movie made by Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies)
Illustrations in the literature
"Sri Lanka" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 14.)
Spoken languages
Sinhala
Tamil
Sign languages
Population of Deaf/deaf people
12,800 deaf persons (Van Cleve 1986).
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Sri Lanka Central Federation of the Deaf (CFD) (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
D.M.Wickramasinghe ed. 1989. Sri Lankan Sign Dictionary. Maharagama, Sri Lanka: National Institute of Education.
Bibliography
J.S. David. 1994. Deaf awareness program : A suggestion. In: Carol J. Erting, Robert C. Johnson, Dorothy L. Smith and Bruce D. Snider eds. The Deaf Way. Perspectives from the International Conference on Deaf Culture. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. 702-705.
David, J.S. 1987. Sri Lanka In: Van Cleve, John V. (editor in chief), Gallaudet College eds. Gallaudet encyclopedia of deaf people and deafness. New York : McGraw-Hill. vol.3. 237-241.
Schroeder, Odd-Inge. 1986. Tegnsprog og de doves forhold på Sri Lanka. Døves tidskrift, v.38.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Sign Languages in Asia: Sri Lanka (Data offered by Deaf informants in Sri lanka; movies made by Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies)
Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Sign Language Dictionary
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 |
