Selangor Sign Language
A language of Malaysia (Peninsular)
| Population | 500, decreasing. |
| Region | Peninsular Malaysia, Selangor, elsewhere. |
| Alternate names | KLSL, Kuala Lumpur Sign Language |
| Classification | Deaf sign language |
| Language use | American signs introduced late 1960s to a class for deaf children. They were promoted by the club for deaf adults which started at the YMCA in 1973. Many former users of Penang Sign Language [psg] now use it. Mainly older adults. Still used by some children, but they prefer MSL [xml]. Positive attitude. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 50%. |
| Comments | Many learned Penang Sign Language while studying in Penang and mixed Penang and American signs. Uses many American signs with mostly English, some Malay word order. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
HURLBUT, Hope M., author. 2003. "A preliminary survey of the signed languages of Malaysia."
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