Afghan Sign Language
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A language of Afghanistan
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Afghan Sign, AFSL
Population
1,000 (2012).
Location
Balkh province: Mazar-e Sharif; Bamiyan province: Bamiyan city; Herat province: Herat city; Kabul province: Kabul city; Kandahar province: Kandahar city; Laghman province; Nangarhar province: Jalalabad city and many surrounding districts; Parvan province; Takhar province: Faizabad. Most live in Kabul and Jalalabad.
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
None known. Influenced by American Sign Language [ase] used by foreign workers in some of the deaf schools in Afghanistan.
Language Use
Home, university, work. Children through adults 50 years old.
Language Development
Taught in at least 3 schools for the deaf in Afghanistan. Taught in primary and secondary schools. New media. Videos. Dictionary.
Language Resources
Muslim.