Also Known As:
Konchri Sain, Country Sign
Dialects & Varieties
Colour signs in two indigenous sign languages
Dany Adone, Anastasia Bauer, Keren Cumberbatch and Elaine L. Maypilama. 2012. "Colour Signs in Two Indigenous Sign Languages." In Sign Languages in Village Communities, edited by Ulrike Zeshan and Connie de Vos. de Gruyter.
Speakers
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Comments on speakers
"[In the past] all persons in the area, both hearing and Deaf, used KS [Konchri Sain]. Nowadays, the hearing people who sign mainly use JSL [Jamaican Sign Language]. KS is only used with persons who are monolingual in KS."
Location and Context
Countries
Jamaica
Location Description
"An indigenous sign language native to rural Southeastern Jamaica... [Konchri Sain] originated in Top Hill."
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Jamaican Sign Language, Signed English, Patwa (Jamaican Creole), English
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Writing Systems
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