Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language

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A language of Viet Nam

ISO 639-3
hos
Alternate Names
HCMCSL, NNKHTPHCM, Southern Vietnamese Sign Language, Vietnamese Sign Language
User Population

45,000 (Woodward et al 2015b). Estimated 45,000 prelingually deaf, based on 0.1% of the general population of the region.

Location

Ho Chi Minh City.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Sign language, Deaf community sign language
Dialects

None known. About 55% cognate to Haiphong Sign Language [haf] and Hanoi Sign Language [hab] on a 100-word list; 39% cognate to Thai Sign Language [tsq] (Woodward 2000).

Language Use

Vigorous. Used by all.

Language Development

Bible portions: 2018–2019.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language
Other Comments

Strong influence from French Sign Language [fsl], used in schools for the deaf (Woodward 2000).