Cambodian Sign Language
[également appelé CSL, CBDSL, Khmer Sign Language]Classification : Sign Language
·en danger
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En danger
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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1,500
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"The website at www.citypopulation.de/Cambodia.html lists the population of Cambodia at 13,388,910 for 2009. Using United Nations estimates of 1 person out of every 1,000 person born profoundly deaf or becoming profoundly deaf at an early age, there would be an estimate of 13,389 deaf people living in Cambodia. Assuming that most Cambodian deaf people attended school and assuming that they had opportunities of interacting frequently with other deaf people, a reasonable estimate of users of CBDSL would be up to 13,000 users. The situation in Cambodia, however, is one in which many deaf people are isolated. The Deaf Development Programme in Cambodia estimates that 1,500 deaf people in Cambodia may use CBDSL."
- DOMAINES D'UTILISATION
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- SOUTIEN GOUVERNEMENTAL
- The Cambodian government does not yet officially recognize CBDSL
- AUTRES LANGUES PARLÉES PAR LA COMMUNAUTÉ
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modiefied American Sign Language
- COMMENTAIRES SUR LE CONTEXTE DE LA LANGUE
"No formal schools for Deaf people in Cambodian use CBDSL. Formal schools for Deaf people use a modified version of ASL that follows Khmer word order. Only one organization providing informal education in Cambodia currently uses CBDSL as it is used by fluent Deaf users (and as CBDSL is described in this article). This organization, The Maryknoll Deaf Development Programme, offers informal education to Deaf adults in Phnom Penh and some other provinces in Cambodia."
- PLACES
- Cambodia
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Used in Phnom Penh and the areas surrounding Phnom Penh, possibly throughout Cambodia.