Tanzania
From AASL
| Name of the country/area | Tanzania |
|---|---|
| Formal name of the country/area | United Republic of Tanzania |
| Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
| Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Tanzania"
Illustrations in the literature
"Tanzania" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 99.)
Spoken languages
Kiswahili
English
Sign languages
Related sign languages:
Population of Deaf/deaf people
Tanzania Association of the Deaf's official or approximate number of Sign Language Users: 278,000. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.)
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Tanzania Association of the Deaf (WFD member; established in 1983. (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
Muzale, HRT ed. 2004. Kamusi ya alama Tanzania(The Tanzanian sign language dictionary). Second edition. Dar es Salaam: Chama cha Viziwi Tanzania (Tanzanian Association of the Deaf) and Languages of Tanzania (LOT project - University of Dar es Salaam).
1993. Kamusi ya alama Tanzania(The Tanzanian sign language dictionary). First edition. Dar es Salaam: Chama cha Viziwi Tanzania (Tanzanian Association of the Deaf).
Bibliography
World Federation of the Deaf and Swedish National Association of the Deaf. 2008. Global Survey Report. WFD Regional Secretariat for Southern and Eastern Africa (WFD RSESA). Global Education Pre-Planning Project on the Human Rights of Deaf People. World Federation of the Deaf. Finland.
Nambira, Geoffrey. 1994. Educating Children with Hearing Impairments in Tanzania. Comparing Regular and Special Schools. Stockholm University. [Institute of International Education. 225 + xiv (Doctoral dissertation.)]
Kulwa, Benjamin N. 1992. Report from schools in Tanzania. In: East African Sign Language Seminar. Debre Zeit, Ethiopia, August 20-26, 1990. Helsinki : Finnish Association of the Deaf. 89.
Anduru, Agoro. 1992. The development of sign language in Tanzania. In: East African Sign Language Seminar. Debre Zeit, Ethiopia, August 20-26, 1990. Helsinki : Finnish Association of the Deaf. 40-41.
Mkaali, Clemens. 1992. Tanzania Report on Development of Sign Language After the Arusha Seminar. In: East African Sign Language Seminar. Debre Zeit, Ethiopia, August 20-26, 1990. Helsinki : Finnish Association of the Deaf. 30.
Androu [or Anduru], Agoro. 1991. Deaf people communicating with the general public. In: Partnership Between Deaf People and Professionals. Proceedings of a Conference held ... August 1991 ... Rabat, Malta, arranged by Initiatives for Deaf Education in the Third World, in co-operation with the National Commission for the Handicapped, Malta. 1991. Valletta: Ministry of Society Policy, Malta. 116–21.
Mtaita, Eliakunda. 1991. Government involvement in services for the deaf. In: Partnership Between Deaf People and Professionals. Proceedings of a Conference held ... August 1991 ... Rabat, Malta, arranged by Initiatives for Deaf Education in the Third World, in co-operation with the National Commission for the Handicapped, Malta. 1991. Valletta: Ministry of Society Policy, Malta. 127-130.
Nambira, Geoffrey. 1990. Attitude toward different methods of communication in teaching the hearing impaired children: an approach to total communication in Tanzania. Unpublished. Master's Thesis, University Jyvaskyla, Finland.
Kantongo, Godfrida Prisca 1987. A pre-school deaf child in school. In : Proceedings of the X World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf, Espoo, Finland, 20-28 July 1987, Vol. II Helsinki. 779-783.
Hokoroto, T. 1987. The communication controversy. Is there a need for an alternative to oralism in Tanzanian Schools for hearing impaired children? In: Special education bulletin for eastern and southern Africa . 5(3) : 2-5.
Msengi, Z.M. 1987. Opening for a medium of communication for Deaf children in Tanzania. In:Special education bulletin for eastern and southern Africa. 5(3) : 6-11.
Gamwell, Ann 1972. The roles of government and voluntary agencies in the development of services for the handicapped in Tanzania. In: Proceedings of the Seminar on Deafness ... Accra, September 1972, London : Commonwealth Society for the Deaf. 70-73.
Mabula J. 1972. The education of the deaf-mute in Tanzania. In: Proceedings of the Seminar on Deafness ... Accra, September 1972, London : Commonwealth Society for the Deaf. 49-50.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
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 |
