Tanzanian Sign Language

From AASL

Basic information of the sign language

Language name	Tanzanian Sign Language
Region	Tanzania

Contents 1 Language name 2 Region 3 Population of signers 4 Language family 5 Dialects 6 Linguistic characteristics 7 History 8 Related sign languages 9 Related spoken languages 10 Institutes, associations and universities 11 Dictionaries 12 Bibliography 13 Researchers 14 History of sign language research 15 Related pages 16 Links 17 Notes

Language name

Tanzanian Sign Language

(Indigenous names) Lugha Ya Alama, "Lugha Ya Bubu”

Region

Tanzania

Population of signers

Language family

Dialects

Linguistic characteristics

History

Related sign languages

Related spoken languages

Institutes, associations and universities

Dictionaries

Kamusi ya alama Tanzania = The Tanzanian sign language dictionary. 1993. Dar es Salaam: Tanzanian Association of the Deaf.

Bibliography

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.

Researchers

History of sign language research

Related pages

Links

Notes

Sign languages in Africa

North Africa	Algerian Sign Language | Egyptian Sign Language | Libyan Sign Language | Moroccan Sign Language | Tunisian Sign Language
West Africa	Adamorobe Sign Language | Bamako Sign Language | Bura Sign Language | Francophone African Sign Language | Ghanaian Sign Language | Guinean Sign Language | Hausa Sign Language | Mali Sign Language | Mbour Sign Language | Nigerian Sign Language | Sierra Leone Sign Language | Tebul Sign Language
Island states in the Atlantic Ocean	(no data)
Central Africa	Chadian Sign Language | Congolese Sign Language | Francophone African Sign Language
East Africa	Eritrean Sign Language | Ethiopian Sign Language | Kenyan Sign Language | Somali Sign Language | Tanzanian Sign Language | Ugandan Sign Language
Southern Africa	Mozambican Sign Language | Namibian Sign Language | South African Sign Language | Zambian Sign Language | Zimbabwe Sign Language
Island states in the Indian Ocean	Malagasy Sign Language (Madagascar Sign Language)
Areas and others	(no data)