Adamorobe Sign Language
Classification: Sign Language
·threatened
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Threatened
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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35
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1750
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10
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6
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3
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"Considering the fact that deaf people of Adamorobe live and work with their hearing relatives, it is very likely the case that most of the people using AdaSL on a daily basis are in fact hearing people, communicating with a deaf relative, friend, neighbour or customer. [...] Whereas most or all of the communication of deaf people in Adamorobe happens through AdaSL, most of the communication of an average hearing signer is likely to happen in Akan."
- DOMAINS OF USE
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- SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
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- TRANSMISSION
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- MORE ON VITALITY
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"The mean age of 32.4 years noted was interpreted by the team as an indication that the deaf population in the village is aging."
- SPEAKER ATTITUDE
- Positive
- GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
- Government supports education in Adamorobe in schools
- INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
- African American Deaf missionary Rev. Andrew Foster
- OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
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Akan
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Ghanaian Sign Language
- LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS
"Under the chief preceding Nana Kwaakwa Asiampong II, the deaf children were not allowed to go to school outside of the village. This meant they were deprived of education, until the establishment of a special school for the deaf in the village around 1987 by Mr. Adu and Rev. Foster. [...] Most deaf people are positive about their language not because it is prestigious but because they depend on it very much."
- Scripts (Writing system)
- None
- More on Orthography
"Lacking a conventional and extensively used writing system, and requiring advanced technology to communicate at distance directly in sign language, sign languages are mostly used in face-to-face communication."
- PLACES
- Adamorobe village of Ghana
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
"Adamorobe is a village in the Eastern Region of Ghana situated about 40 kilometres from the capital Accra. The village is located in a bowl-shape valley at the foot of the Akuapem hills."