Indo-Pakistani Sign Language
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| Indo-Pakistani Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Pakistan, India |
| Native speakers | 2.7 million in India (2003) number in Pakistan and Bangladesh unknown |
| Language family |
Possibly related to Nepalese Sign
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| Dialects |
Bangalore-Madras Sign Language
Bombay Sign Language
Calcutta Sign Language
Delhi Sign Language
North West Frontier Province Sign Language
Punjab-Sindh Sign Language
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: ins – Indo-Bengali Sign Language pks – Pakistani Sign Language |
Indian Sign Language (ISL) or Indo-Pakistan Sign Language is possibly the predominant sign language variety in South Asia, used by at least several hundred thousand deaf signers (2003).
