Solomon Islands
From AASL
Name of the country/area | Solomon Islands |
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Formal name of the country/area | Solomon Islands |
Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Solomon Islands"
Spoken languages
English
Sign languages
Population of Deaf/deaf people
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Disabled Peoples' Association of Solomon Islands (DPASI)
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
Kuschel, Rolf. 1974. A lexicon of signs from a Polynesian outliner island: a description of 217 signs as developed and used by Kagobai, the only deaf-mute of Rennell Island. København: Universitet, Psykologisk Laboratorium.
Bibliography
Kuschel, Rolf. 1987. Sign language : Rennellese. In : Van Cleve, John V. (editor in chief), Gallaudet College eds. Gallaudet encyclopedia of deaf people and deafness. New York : McGraw-Hill. vol.3. 105-106.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Solomon Islands
Notes
Oceania (general) | Oceania (general) |
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Continent | Australia |
Polynesia | Kiribati | New Zealand | Samoa | Tonga | Tuvalu |
Micronesia | Federated States of Micronesia | Marshall Islands | Nauru | Palau |
Melanesia | Fiji | Papua New Guinea | Solomon Islands | Vanuatu |
Areas and others |