Jumla Sign Language

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A language of Nepal

ISO 639-3
jus
Population

8 (2005 INF). 100% monolingual.

Location

Karnali Zone, Jumla district, Jumla town.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Deaf sign language
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 45%–49% with Nepalese Sign Language [nsp].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Jumla Sign Language
Writing
Unwritten.
Other Comments

Deaf children in the Nepalese Sign Language school in Jumla come from 1 or 2 days walk away and do not know Jumla Sign Language.