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Indo-Pakistani Sign Language (IPSL) is the predominant sign language in South Asia, used by at least several hundred thousand
deaf signers (2003). As with many sign languages, it is difficult to estimate numbers with any certainty, as the Census of
India does not list sign languages and most studies have focused on the north and on urban areas. The Indian deaf population
of 1.1 million is 98% illiterate. In line with oralist philosophy, deaf schools attempt early intervention with hearing aids
etc. , but these are largely dysfunctional in an impoverished society. As of 1986, only 2% of deaf children attended school.
Pakistan has a deaf population of 0.24 million, which is approximately 7.4% of the overall disabled population in the country. |
Names (more)[en] Indian Sign Language |
Language type : Living
Technical notes
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ISO 639 CodesISO 639-3 : insLinked Data URIshttp://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/inshttp://dbpedia.org/resource/ISO_639:ins More URIs at sameas.org SourcesAuthority documentation for ISO 639 identifier: insFreebase ISO 639-3 : ins GeoNames.org Country Information Publications Office of the European Union Metadata Registry : Countries and Languages |