Bamako Sign Language, also known as Malian Sign Language, or LaSiMa (Langue des Signes Malienne), is a sign language that developed outside the Malian educational system, in the urban tea-circles of Bamako where deaf men gathered after work. It is used predominantly by men, and is threatened by the educational use of American Sign Language, which is the language of instruction for those deaf children who go to school.
| Bamako Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| Malian Sign Language | |
| Native to | Mali |
| Region | Bamako |
| Users | 25,000 (2021)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bog |
| Glottolog | bama1249 |
| ELP | Malian Sign Language |
See also edit
- Tebul Sign Language, village sign of the Dogon region
References edit
- ^ Bamako Sign Language at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
