Maldives Sign Language

Maldivian Sign Language
Maldivian Sign Language
Native to	Maldives
Native speakers	2,700 (no date)
Language family	Deaf-community sign language:
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

Maldivian Sign Language (MvSL) is a sign language that was developed, largely spontaneously, by deaf children in a number of schools in Maldives in the 2000. It is of particular interest to the linguists who study it because it offers a unique opportunity to study what they believe to be the birth of a new language.

The dictionary contains signs for around 650 words supported with English and Dhivehi description explaining the hand-shape and the movement to be used while signing a particular word.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "President launches Maldivian Sign Language Dictionary". The President's Office. 28 October 2009. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
^ "Alumni Biographies: Ashfaag Ahmed". Duskin Leadership Training in Japan. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

External links

President launches Maldivian Sign Language Dictionary, 28 October 2009

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[1] "President launches Maldivian Sign Language Dictionary". The President's Office. 28 October 2009. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

[2] "Alumni Biographies: Ashfaag Ahmed". Duskin Leadership Training in Japan. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

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