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Malaysian Sign Language (Malay: Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia, or BIM) is the language of deaf education of Malaysia. BIM has many
dialects, differing from state to state. Malaysian Sign Language was born when the Malaysian Federation of the Deaf was established
in 1998 and use has expanded among deaf leaders and participants. It is based on American Sign Language (ASL), but the two
are considered different languages. BIM in turn has been the basis for Indonesian Sign Language. Kod Tangan Bahasa Malaysia
or Manually Coded Malay (KTBM) was created by hearing educators and linguists in between 1980 and 1986 and remains the only
sign language recognized by the Malaysian Ministry of Education. Malaysian sign languages which predate BIM are Penang Sign
(PSL) and Selangor Sign (Kuala Lumpur Sign, SSL or KLSL). Additionally, every parent of deaf children has own signs called
home signs to make a gestural communication. The use of such home signs among peranakan or ethnic Chinese users of BIM may
be behind controversy over the supposed influence of Chinese Sign Languages, which does not seem to be documented and may
merely be based on ethnic stereotyping. |
Names (more)[en] Malaysian Sign Language[ms] Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia [pt] Língua de sinais malasiana |
Language type : Living
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