Maldives Sign Language
Maldivian Sign Language (MvSL) is a sign language that was developed, largely spontaneously, by deaf children in a number of schools in Maldives in the 2000. It is of particular interest to the linguists who study it because it offers a unique opportunity to study what they believe to be the birth of a new language.
| Maldivian Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Maldives |
Native speakers | 2,700 (no date)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Maldivian Sign Language
The dictionary contains signs for around 650 words supported with English and Dhivehi description explaining the hand-shape and the movement to be used while signing a particular word.[2][3]
References
- Joshua Project. A ministry of Frontier Ventures (2021). "Deaf in Maldives". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- The President’s Office of the Republic of Maldives (2009-10-29). "President launches Maldivian Sign Language Dictionary". presidency.gov.mv. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- Duskin Leadership Training in Japan (2021). "Alumni Biographies: Ashfaag Ahmed". normanet.ne.jp. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
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