Algerian Jewish Sign Language

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A language of Israel

ISO 639-3
ajs
Alternate Names
AJSL, Ghardaia Sign Language
User Population

Very few in Israel, unknown number in France, none in Algeria (Lanesman and Meir 2012).

Location

Scattered.

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification
Sign language, Shared sign language
Dialects

None known. No language is known to be linguistically close, as AJSL arose in an isolated community (Lanesman and Meir 2012).

Language Use

Now used only among nuclear families that have deaf members (Lanesman and Meir 2012). Elderly only. Most shifted to Israeli Sign Language [isr] (Lanesman and Meir 2012).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Algerian Jewish Sign Language
Other Comments

Jewish immigrants from Algeria to Israel and France. The last Jews left Algeria in 1962.

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