Uganda
From AASL
| Name of the country/area | Uganda |
|---|---|
| Formal name of the country/area | Republic of Uganda |
| Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
| Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Uganda"
Illustrations in the literature
"Uganda" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 92.)
Spoken languages
English
Sign languages
Related sign languages:
Population of Deaf/deaf people
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Uganda National Association of the Deaf (UNAD) (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
Wallin, L., D. Lule, Sam Lutalo-Kiingi, and B. Busingye. 2006. Uganda Sign Language Dictionary. Sign Language Project, Faculty of Special Needs Education, Kyambogo University, Kampala.
1999. MANUAL OF UGANDAN SIGNS. UGANDA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF
1998. Manual of Ugandan Signs, revised edition. Kampala, Uganda: Uganda National Association of the Deaf.
Bibliography
Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies ed.(translated by Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 2003. The human rights of the Deaf： Able to use sign language at anytime and everywhere. In:Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 50.(2003.12):57,60-61.[WFD News. Jul.2003. Including information of Uganda, Thailand and New Zealand ]
Nyst, Victoria and Anne Baker. 2000. The Phonology of Name Signs: a Comparison between the Sign Languages of Uganda, Mali, Adamorobe and The Netherlands. In : Baker, Anne, Beppie van den Bogaerde and Onno Crasborn eds. Cross-linguistic perspectives in sign language research. Selected papers from TISLR 2000. 2003. Hamburg: Signum Verlag. 71-80.
Nyst, Victoria. 1999. Variation in handshape in Uganda Sign Language. (Diploma thesis). Leyden, The Netherlands: Leyden University.
Yeo, Rebecca. 1999, June. A community-based sign language program in Uganda. Paper presented at "Inclusion and Deafness" a seminar organized by the Enabling Education Network, Manchester, England.
Kintu, John. 1992. The Uganda Society for the Deaf. 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. 46,50.
Thonpson, Simon. 1992. Uganda project : Deaf culture and language in Uganda. In : Signpost summer 1992. 93-96.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Uganda
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 |
