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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Nepal > Nepalese Sign Language

Nepalese Sign Language

A language of Nepal

ISO 639-3nsp

Population  5,743 (2001 census).
Dialects  Developed from local and introduced signs. Related to Indian [ins] and Pakistan Sign [pks] Languages.
Classification  Deaf sign language
Language use  Used by USA Peace Corps.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HURLBUT, Hope M., author. 2012. "A Lexicostatistic Survey of the Signed Languages in Nepal."  Available online