Selangor Sign Language

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A language of Malaysia

ISO 639-3
kgi
Alternate Names
KLSL, Kuala Lumpur Sign Language, SSL
User Population

500, decreasing.

Location

Selangor: scattered.

Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Sign language, Deaf community sign language
Dialects

None known. Intelligibility testing (Hurlbut 2003) showed that Selangor signers understood Penang Sign Language [psg] well (90%), but Penang signers had more difficulty with SSL (77%).

Language Use

Home. Older adults only. Positive attitudes. Some shifted to Malaysian Sign Language [xml]. Many also use English [eng], in written form. Some also use Standard Malay [zsm], in written form. A few also use Penang Sign Language [psg]. Older deaf from Selangor studied at the school in Penang (Hurlbut 2003).

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 50% in English [eng].

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

Developed out of American Sign Language [ase]. Used not only in the capital city Kuala Lumpur, but also surrounding Selangor state, so deaf prefer the name Selangor Sign Language.