(documentation HawaiiPidginSignLanguage EnglishLanguage "HawaiiPidginSignLanguage is a DeafSignLanguage of the UnitedStates. SIL code: HPS. ISO 639-2: sgn. Population: A few users out of about 6,000 profoundly deaf people in Hawaii (1987 Honolulu Star-Bulletin), 72,000 deaf or hard of hearing people in Hawaii (1998 Honolulu Advertiser). Region: Hawaiian Islands. Alternate names: PIDGIN SIGN LANGUAGE. Comments: Bilingualism in American Sign Language. Mainly 70 to 90 years old (1993). 9,600 deaf people in Hawaii now use American Sign Language with a few local signs for place names and cultural items (1998 Honolulu Advertiser). Nearly extinct.(extract from http:/ / www.ethnologue.com/ )") |
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