Zimbabwe Sign Language
From AASL
| Language name | Zimbabwe Sign Language |
|---|---|
| Region | Zimbabwe |
Language name
Zimbabwe Sign Language
(Altanate names)Zimsign
Region
Population of signers
Zimbabwe National Association of the Deaf's official or approximate number of Deaf people: approx 1,500,000.; Sign language users: approx 1,200,000. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.)
Language family
Dialects
Masvingo School Sign Language
Zimbabwe Community Sign Language
Zimbabwe School Sign Language
Linguistic characteristics
History
Related sign languages
Related spoken languages
Institutes, associations and universities
Dictionaries
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.
Chimedza, Robert. 1998. The cultural politics of integrating Deaf students in regular schools in Zimbabwe. In : Disability & society. vol.13.No.4.493-502.
Chimedza, Robert. 1995. A survey of sign language differences among deaf adults in Zimbabwe. In: Zimbabwe journal of educational research. v.7 no.3. 314-322.
Chimedza, Robert. 1992. Zimbabwe Sign Language Position Paper. In: Finnish Association of the Deaf ed. East African sign language seminar, Debre Zeit, Ethoipia, August 10-16,1990. Helsinki: Finnish Association of the Deaf. 27-29.
