Ethiopia
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| + | Admasu, Awlachew and Teklehaimanot Derso. 1991-1992. News form Ethiopia : Deaf people communicating with professionals. In : ''Partnership between Deaf people and professionals : Proceedings of a conference held 27 Jul-2 Aug. 1991 at the Grand Hotel Verdala, Rabat, Malta'', reprinted in ''Signpost''summer 1992. 84-88. | ||
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Derso, Tekle Haimanot. 1981. The development of gestural communication in Ethiopia. In: Bulgarian Deaf Union ed., ''The deaf people in modern society: proceedings of the 8th World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf''. Varna, June 20-27, 1979. Varna, Bulgaria. 350-353. | Derso, Tekle Haimanot. 1981. The development of gestural communication in Ethiopia. In: Bulgarian Deaf Union ed., ''The deaf people in modern society: proceedings of the 8th World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf''. Varna, June 20-27, 1979. Varna, Bulgaria. 350-353. | ||
Revision as of 20:32, 23 April 2010
| Name of the country/area | Ethiopia |
|---|---|
| Formal name of the country/area | Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |
| Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
| Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Ethiopia"
Illustrations in the literature
"Ethiopia" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 92.)
Spoken languages
Amharic
English
Sign languages
Related sign languages:
Population of Deaf/deaf people
The population of the signers of Ethiopian Sign Language: 1,000,000 (2005).
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Ethiopian National Association of the Deaf (WFD member, cited from WFD website)
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
Admasu, Awlachew and Teklehaimanot Derso. 1991-1992. News form Ethiopia : Deaf people communicating with professionals. In : Partnership between Deaf people and professionals : Proceedings of a conference held 27 Jul-2 Aug. 1991 at the Grand Hotel Verdala, Rabat, Malta, reprinted in Signpostsummer 1992. 84-88.
Derso, Tekle Haimanot. 1981. The development of gestural communication in Ethiopia. In: Bulgarian Deaf Union ed., The deaf people in modern society: proceedings of the 8th World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf. Varna, June 20-27, 1979. Varna, Bulgaria. 350-353.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Notes
| Africa (general) | Africa (general) |
|---|---|
| North Africa | Algeria | Egypt | Libya | Morocco | Tunisia |
| West Africa | Benin | Burkina Faso | Cote d'Ivoire | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Liberia | Mali | Mauritania | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Togo |
| Island states in the Atlantic Ocean | Cape Verde | Sao Tome and Principe |
| Central Africa | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | Republic of the Congo | Rwanda |
| East Africa | Djibouti | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Kenya | Somalia | South Sudan | Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda |
| Southern Africa | Angola | Botswana | Lesotho | Malawi | Mozambique | Namibia | South Africa | Swaziland | Zambia | Zimbabwe |
| Island states in the Indian Ocean | Comoros | Madagascar | Mauritius | Seychelles |
| Areas and others | Western Sahara |
