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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Pakistan > Pakistan Sign Language

Pakistan Sign Language

A language of Pakistan

ISO 639-3pks

Population  No estimate available.
Alternate names   Isharon Ki Zubann
Dialects  Related to Nepalese Sign Language [nsp]; may be the same language as Indian Sign Language [ins].
Classification  Deaf sign language
Language use  Used in urban centers with some regional variation in vocabulary. The National Institute of Special Education encourages a total communication approach, including the teaching of PSL.
Language development  Dictionary. Grammar.