Burundi
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- | [[#Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf| Burundi National Association of the Deaf]]’s official or approximate number of Sign language users: 304. (WFD. 2008. ''Global Survey Report.'' : See [[#Bibliography|Bibliography]] below.) | + | [[#Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf| Burundi National Association of the Deaf(Association Nationale des Sourds du Burundi)]]’s official or approximate number of Sign language users: 304. (WFD. 2008. ''Global Survey Report.'' : See [[#Bibliography|Bibliography]] below.) |
Revision as of 16:54, 29 June 2011
Name of the country/area | Burundi |
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Formal name of the country/area | Republic of Burundi |
Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Burundi"
Spoken languages
Kirundi
French
Sign languages
Related sign languages:
Population of Deaf/deaf people
Burundi National Association of the Deaf(Association Nationale des Sourds du Burundi)’s official or approximate number of Sign language users: 304. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.)
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Association Nationale des Sourds du Burundi (WFD member; established in 2002. (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
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.
Naniwe, Assumpta. 1994. The deaf child in Burundi society. In: Erting, Carol J., 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. 574-580.
Sururu, Adolphe. 1994. Transmitting cultural values within the Brundi Deaf community. In: Erting, Carol J., 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. 94-96.
Ekolele and I. Twagirayesu. 1985. La rééducation des sourds-muet. In: Association des Centres pour Handicapés d'Afrique Centrale ed. Rapport 6ème Assemblé générale. Bujumbura.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Burundi
Notes
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