Sri Lankan Sign Language
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A language of Sri Lanka
ISO 639-3
Population
12,800 deaf persons (Van Cleve 1986).
Location
Scattered.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Classification
Typology
Two-handed finger-spelling derived from British Sign Language [bfi].
Language Use
14 deaf schools. Several sign languages used by different schools.
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten documents [Zxxx].