Eritrean Sign Language
From AASL
Language name | Eritrean Sign Language |
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Region | Eritrea |
Language name
Eritrean Sign Language
Region
Population of signers
The National Government’s official number of Deaf people : 20,000. National Deaf Association of Eritrea's official or approximate number of Sign Language Users: 5,000. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.)
Language family
Dialects
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.
Moges, Rezenet. 2006. Construction in Eritrean Sign Language: an Anthropological Linguistic Perspective. In : Conference paper from TISLR-9 (9th. Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research Conference), Florianopolis, Brazil; Poster Session.
Moges, Rezenet. 2005=2006. Constructing the Sign Language of Eritoria. In:Sign Language Communication Studies(Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 59(2006.03):67.(translated by Kamei, Nobutaka. in Japanese)[ Report of American Anthropological Association 104th Annual Meeting Washington DC Dec. 1. 2005 7:45 PM–9:30 PM. "Endangered World Languages : Sign Languages and Their Variations"]