Guinean Sign Language

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A language of Guinea

ISO 639-3
gus
User Population

64,000 (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL). Estimated 38,000–76,000 deaf signers, assuming 0.3%–0.6% of total population. Other estimates: 528 deaf signers (2008 WFD); 27,000 total deaf in Guinea (2014 IMB).

Location

Conakry region.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Sign language, Deaf community sign language
Language Use

Used in the deaf school in Conakry. Used by all.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Guinean Sign Language
Other Comments

Heavily influenced by, or based on, ASL [ase], with some influence from French Sign Language [fsl].