Burkina Sign Language
| Burkina Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| Mossi Sign Language | |
| Native to | Burkina Faso |
| Region | Ouagadougou |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | burk1234 |
Burkina Sign Language (French: Langue des signes burkinabé), also known as Mossi Sign Language (Langue des signes mossi) is the indigenous sign language of the Deaf community in the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou. Deaf education in Burkina is in American Sign Language (ASL)[1] and Burkina Faso Sign Language is considered to be an ASL based creole language.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Nyst, Victoria (2010). "Sign languages in West Africa". In Brentari, Diane (ed.). Sign Languages. Cambridge University Press. pp. 405–432. ISBN 978-0-521-88370-2.
- ↑ Bross, Fabian (2021). "The clause structure of Burkina Faso Sign Language" (PDF). Paper presented at the 10th World Congress of African Linguistics. Leiden University. doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/79VCN.
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