Emirati Sign Language
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| Emirati Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| Native to | UAE |
Native speakers | (unknown number of a community of 600 or more) (2011)[1] |
Perhaps an Arab sign language | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
UAE Sign Language Dictionary is developed by Zayed Higher Organization for People of Determination and it is the first UAE deaf sign language dictionary for the United Arab Emirates dialect, and a unified reference language people with hearing disabilities in the UAE. The dictionary was compiled by eight authorities with the help of 60 people with hearing difficulties and sign language specialists from across the UAE.The project was prepared with the help of eight entities to standardising the signs used by deaf people in UAE. The dictionary was compiled by eight authorities with the help of 60 people with hearing difficulties and sign language specialists from across the UAE. And it includes everything about the Emirati culture and heritage, traditional clothes, local food, historical places and will be divided into many sessions that cover topics such as numbers, countries, family, religion.
References[edit]
- ^ Melanie Swan, "Voice for those who can't be heard", The National, 2011 July 24
- https://gulfnews.com/uae/government/uae-sign-language-dictionary-1.2224509
- https://zho.gov.ae/en/UAESignLanguageDictionary/Pages/default.aspx
- https://zho.gov.ae/en/UAESignLanguageDictionary
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