Jumla Sign Language

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A language of Nepal

ISO 639-3
jus
User Population

8 (2005 INF). 8 monolinguals.

Location

Karnali province: Jumla district, Chandannath municipality, Jumla village.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Sign language, Shared sign language
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 45%–49% with Nepalese Sign Language [nsp].

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

Deaf children in the Nepalese Sign Language school in Jumla come from 1 or 2 days walk away and do not know Jumla Sign Language.