Burundian Sign Language

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A language of Burundi

ISO 639-3
lsb
Alternate Names
LSB, Langue des Signes Burundaise
User Population

58,000 (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL). Estimated 35,000–70,000 deaf signers, assuming 0.3%–0.6% of the total population. Another estimate: 5,000 (2020 ANSB).

Location

Scattered.

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Sign language, Deaf community sign language
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to American Sign Language [ase], Kenyan Sign Language [xki], and Ugandan Sign Language [ugn].

Language Use

Four deaf schools (2020 F. Hamissi).

Language Development

Agency: Association Nationale des Sourds du Burundi (ANSB).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Burundian Sign Language