Bolivian Sign Language
A language of Bolivia
| Population | 350 to 400 (1988 E. Powlison). |
| Region | Cochabamba, La Paz, Riberalta, Santa Cruz. |
| Dialects | Based on American Sign Language [ase] with necessary changes for borrowed Spanish lexical items. Some groups in La Paz and Santa Cruz use the same signs with some dialect signs from their own areas. Morgan (2004) gives evidence that Bolivian Sign Language is no more divergent from ASL [ase] than some dialects of ASL. |
| Classification | Deaf sign language |
| Comments | Originated by missionaries. Other deaf schools use only the oralist approach. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
HOLBROOK, David J., author. 2009. "Bolivia deaf community and sign language pre-survey report."
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