Ghanaian Sign Language
A language of Ghana
| Population | No estimate available. |
| Dialects | Related to American [ase] and Nigerian [nsi] sign languages. Brought in 1957 by missionary Andrew Foster. Differs from American Sign Language in lexicon. New and local signs, and some modified from ASL. |
| Classification | Deaf sign language |
| Language use | 9 deaf schools. Other deaf people use home signs. Primary schools for deaf children since 1957. Sign language interpreters required in court. Little research. Some sign language classes for hearing people. |
| Comments | Manual alphabet for signing. |
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