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{{Short description|Deaf sign languages used in Laos}}
{{Infobox language
{{Infobox language
|name=Laotian sign languages
|name=Laotian sign languages
|states=[[Laos]]
|states=[[Laos]]
|region=Scattered
|speakers= ?<!--no speaker numbers in the Ethnologue 18-->
|speakers=36,000
|date=2021
|ref=e25
|familycolor = sign language
|familycolor = sign language
|family=[[Deaf-community sign language]]s
|family=[[Deaf-community sign language]]s
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There are an unknown number of indigenous [[deaf sign language]]s in [[Laos]], which may have historical connections with the languages indigenous to [[Vietnam]] and [[Thailand]], though it is not known if they are related to each other. There is no single "Laotian Sign Language".
There are an unknown number of indigenous [[deaf sign language]]s in [[Laos]], which may have [[History|historical]] connections with the languages indigenous to [[Vietnam]] and [[Thailand]], though it is not known if they are related to each other. There is no [[Single (music)|single]] "Laotian Sign Language". Sign languages in use in Laos include [[French Sign Language]], [[American Sign Language]], [[Thai Sign Language]], Lao Sign Language (derived from FSL), and [[Home sign]].


==See also==
==See also==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Woodward, James (2000). ''Sign languages and sign language families in Thailand and Viet Nam,'' in Emmorey, Karen, and Harlan Lane, eds., The signs of language revisited : an anthology to honor Ursula Bellugi and Edward Klima. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum, p.&nbsp;23-47
* Woodward, James (2000). ''Sign languages and sign language families in Thailand and Viet Nam,'' in [[Karen Emmorey|Emmorey, Karen]], and Harlan Lane, eds., The signs of language revisited : an anthology to honor Ursula Bellugi and Edward Klima. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum, p.&nbsp;23-47
* [http://laodeafunit.blogspot.com/p/learn-lao-sign-language.html Lao Deaf Unit]
* [http://laodeafunit.blogspot.com/p/learn-lao-sign-language.html Lao Deaf Unit]
* [http://www.laodeaf.org/?page_id=25 Association for the Deaf (AFD)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150518102211/http://www.laodeaf.org/?page_id=25 Association for the Deaf (AFD)]


{{Languages of Laos}}
{{Languages of Laos}}

Latest revision as of 13:05, 8 June 2024

Laotian sign languages
Native toLaos
RegionScattered
Native speakers
36,000 (2021)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3lso
Glottolog(insufficiently attested or not a distinct language)
laos1235
ELPOriginal Laos Sign Language

There are an unknown number of indigenous deaf sign languages in Laos, which may have historical connections with the languages indigenous to Vietnam and Thailand, though it is not known if they are related to each other. There is no single "Laotian Sign Language". Sign languages in use in Laos include French Sign Language, American Sign Language, Thai Sign Language, Lao Sign Language (derived from FSL), and Home sign.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Laotian sign languages at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon

Further reading

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  • Woodward, James (2000). Sign languages and sign language families in Thailand and Viet Nam, in Emmorey, Karen, and Harlan Lane, eds., The signs of language revisited : an anthology to honor Ursula Bellugi and Edward Klima. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum, p. 23-47
  • Lao Deaf Unit
  • Association for the Deaf (AFD)
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