Chiangmai Sign Language

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A language of Thailand

ISO 639-3
csd
Alternate Names
Chiengmai Sign Language, OCMSL, Old Chiang Mai Sign Language, Old Chiangmai Sign Language, Original Chiang Mai Sign Language, Original Chiangmai Sign Language
User Population

10 (2019 J. Woodward), decreasing. 10 is an estimated maximum.

Location

Chiang Mai province: Scattered.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Sign language, Deaf community sign language
Dialects

None known. Based on lexical comparisons, is related to Original Bangkok Sign Language (no ISO code) and to Haiphong Sign Language [haf] in Vietnam (Woodward 2000). Distinct from Thai Sign Language [tsq], but contributed some vocabulary to it (Woodward 1997).

Language Use

Moribund. Used only in very limited social situations (Woodward and Wongchai 2015). Older adults only. Shifted to Thai Sign Language [tsq].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Chiangmai Sign Language