Ban Khor Sign Language

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Ban Khor Sign Language
Native toThailand
Native speakers
400 (2009)[1]
sign language
Language codes
ISO 639-3bfk
Glottologbank1251
ELPBan Khor Sign Language

Ban Khor Sign Language (BKSL) is a

deaf people. Estimated number of users in 2009 was 16 deaf and approximately 400 hearing out of 2741 villagers.[3] It is a language isolate, independent of the other sign languages of Thailand such as Old Bangkok Sign Language and the national Thai Sign Language.[4]

Thai Sign Language is increasingly exerting an influence on BKSL. Younger Deaf attend distant residential Deaf schools where they learn Thai Sign Language. Even middle-aged hearing people are using Thai SL vocabulary mixed with BKSL. Attitudes favoring Thai SL over BKSL are beginning to be expressed.[4]

Other local sign languages

Other village sign languages have been reported from the Ban Khor area, in the villages of Plaa Pag, Huay Hai and Na Sai. They have not been documented, so it is not known if they are dialects of BKSL or if they are distinct languages.[5][2]

References

  1. ^ Ban Khor Sign Language at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
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  5. ^ Hurlbut, Hope M. (2009). "Thai signed languages survey—A rapid appraisal". SIL Electronic Survey Reports (2009–016): 7. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
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