Qahveh Khaneh Sign Language
Qahveh Khaneh Sign Language, literally Coffee House Sign Language, is a deaf sign language of a few elderly members of the deaf community in Tehran. It has been in use since 1900 or earlier. It is unknown if it is related to Iranian Sign Language; it is possible that it descends from an ancestral form of Iranian Sign Language, dating to before that language was standardized.[1]
| Qahveh Khaneh Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Iran |
| Region | Tehran |
Native speakers | (moribund) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | qahv1234 |
References
- Erik Anonby, Mortaza Taheri-Ardali & Amos Hayes (2019) The Atlas of the Languages of Iran (ALI). Iranian Studies 52. A Working Classification
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