Also Known As:
HPSL, NNKHHP, Vietnamese Sign Language, ngôn ngữ ký hiệu Hải Phòng
Dialects & Varieties
Hai Phong Sign Language
Woodward, James. (2015). Hai Phong Sign Language. In Julie Bakken Jepsen, Goedele De Clerck, Sam Lutalo-Kiingi, and William B. McGregor (eds.), Sign Languages of the World, pp. 351–360. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.
Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~1800
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Location and Context
Countries
Vietnam
Location Description
Used in the Hai Phong Metropolitan area, Viet Nam
Government Support
preparing
Institutional Support
no
Speakers' Attitude
"These Deaf people, along with many others, prefer bilingualism to standardization. However, the Vietnamese government advocates standardization to bilingualism, and the Vietnamese government is attempting to create a “unified” sign language, something that many Deaf people do not want."
Other Languages Used By The Community
Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language
Number of Other Language Speakers:
some
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Recent Resources
Informative message
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"Currently the Vietnamese government is preparing a law for people with disabilities based on the UN Convention on the Rights of People With Disabilities. While it is known that sign language or sign languages will be mentioned in the law, but it is not know at this time what information about sign languages in Viet Nam will be included in the law."