Saudi Arabian Sign Language

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A language of Saudi Arabia

ISO 639-3
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User Population

100,000 (2008 WFD). About 0.3% of total population.

Location

Scattered.

Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Sign language, Deaf community sign language
Dialects

None known. Not the same as Unified Arabic Sign Language, an artificial system promoted by representatives of 18 Arabic-speaking countries (Rashdan 2016).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Saudi Arabian Sign Language