Mbour Sign Language
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Sign language in Senegal
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| Mbour Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Senegal |
| Region | M'Bour |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | mbou1245 |
Mbour Sign Language (French: Langue des signes de M'bour) is an indigenous sign language used in a neighborhood of the city of M'Bour in Senegal. Deaf people in the neighborhood meet regularly.
References
[edit ]- Jirou-Sylla, Gwénaëlle (2001). Description d’une langue des signes informelle en dehors du milieu institutionnel: Analyse lexicale du parler gestuel de Mbour (Sénégal) (PDF) (DEA thesis). Université Paris 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on Nov 11, 2012.
