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| (documentation SouthAfricanSignLanguage EnglishLanguage "SouthAfricanSignLanguage is a DeafSignLanguage of SouthAfrica. SIL code: SFS. ISO 639-2: sgn. Population: (12,100 deaf persons including 6,000 Black, 2,000 English white, 2,000 Afrikaans white, 1,200 Coloured, 900 Indian, 1986 Gallaudet Univ.). Comments: The North British sign system was used for the deaf in white English speaking families. In 1881 a school for Afrikaans speaking families was begun using British Sign Language. Several dialects are used unofficially in different schools. There are 9 sign language systems, 60% related to British or Australian sign languages, few to American Sign Language. Sign language is understood to some degree by most deaf people. Some interpreters are provided in courts. The first deaf school was established about 1846. Now there are 29 schools for 4,000 children. There is a Signed Afrikaans.(extract from http:/ / www.ethnologue.com/ )") | Languages.kif 1127-1138 | |
| (instance SouthAfricanSignLanguage DeafSignLanguage) | Languages.kif 1126-1126 | South african sign language is an instance of deaf sign language |
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| (termFormat ChineseLanguage SouthAfricanSignLanguage "南非手语") | domainEnglishFormat.kif 54094-54094 | |
| (termFormat ChineseTraditionalLanguage SouthAfricanSignLanguage "南非手語") | domainEnglishFormat.kif 54093-54093 | |
| (termFormat EnglishLanguage SouthAfricanSignLanguage "south african sign language") | domainEnglishFormat.kif 54092-54092 |
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