Afghan Sign Language

Afghan Sign Language
Afghan Sign Language
Jalalabad Sign Language
Native to	Afghanistan
Native speakers	190,000 (2021)
Language family	Language isolate
Language codes
ISO 639-3	afg
Glottolog	afgh1239

Afghan Sign Language is the

Mazar-e Sharif, Herat, and Kandahar. American Sign Language was used in the Jalalabad school for a few years, and so may have had some influence on Afghan Sign.^[2]

References

^ Afghan Sign Language at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^ ISO 639-3 Registration Authority: Request for New Language Code Element in ISO 639-3

Relevant literature

Power, Justin. 2014. Handshapes in Afghan Sign Language. MA thesis, University of North Dakota. Downloadable PDF copy

[e25-1] Afghan Sign Language at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[2] ISO 639-3 Registration Authority: Request for New Language Code Element in ISO 639-3

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v t e Languages of Afghanistan
Official languages	Dari Pashto	Afghanistan portal
Regional languages	Balochi Kyrgyz Nuristani (language family) Pashayi Tajiki Turkmen Uzbek
Minority languages	Ashkun Brahui Kamkata-vari Khowar Kyrgyz Pamiri Ishkashimi Munji Shughni Yidgha Prasun Tregami Waigali Wakhi Zemiaki
Sign languages	Afghan Sign Language