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MoroccanSignLanguage
MoroccanSignLanguage is a DeafSignLanguage of Morocco. SIL code: XMS. ISO 639-2: sgn. Population: No estimate available. Region: Used in Tetouan and other cities. Comments: Algerian Sign Language has influenced the strong deaf community of 60 to 70 men in the city of Oujda in the north. Less than 50% lexical similarity with American Sign Language. Most deaf people cannot read or write or understand Arabic. Many deaf women do not leave their homes, or do not sign in the streets, so it is difficult to determine numbers. Association Nanane, a school in the north, had about 30 students, ages 4-21. MSL used in 3 programs for the deaf. Communities in Rabat, Tangier, and Casa Blanca do not use MSL. Used by USA Peace Corps. Developed from local signs and introduced signs. Dictionary.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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InstancesContentBearingPhysicalAny Object or Process that expresses content. This covers Objects that contain a Proposition, such as a book, as well as ManualSignLanguage, which may similarly contain a Proposition.
 DeafSignLanguageA DeafSignLanguage is a ManualHumanLanguage primarily intended for communication between a deaf individual and a hearing individual or between deaf individuals.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 EntityThe universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology.
 HumanLanguageThe subclass of Languages used by Humans.
 LanguageA system of signs for expressing thought. The system can be either natural or artificial, i.e. something that emerges gradually as a cultural artifact or something that is intentionally created by a person or group of people.
 LinguisticExpressionThis is the subclass of ContentBearingPhysical which are language-related. Note that this Class encompasses both Language and the the elements of Languages, e.g. Words.
 ManualHumanLanguageA ManualHumanLanguage is a HumanLanguage which has as its medium gestures and movement, such as the shape, position, and movement of the hands.
 PhysicalAn entity that has a location in space-time. Note that locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time.
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