Zambian Sign Language
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A language of Zambia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
ZAMSL
Population
14,400 (2008 WFD). 14,400 deaf signers out of 16,000 total deaf (2008 World Federation of the Deaf).
Location
Scattered.
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
Typology
One-handed fingerspelling.
Language Use
Some deaf schools. All domains. All ages.
Language Development
TV. Dictionary. Agencies: Zambian National Association of the Deaf (ZNAD); Association of Sign Language Interpreters of Zambia (ASLIZ).
Language Resources