Indo-Pakistani Sign Language
Sign language of the Indian subcontinent / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Indo-Pakistani Sign Language (IPSL) is the predominant sign language in the subcontinent of South Asia, used by at least 15 million deaf signers.[1][2] As with many sign languages, it is difficult to estimate numbers with any certainty, as the Census of India does not list sign languages and most studies have focused on the north and urban areas.[3][4] As of 2021, it is the most used sign language in the world, and Ethnologue ranks it as the 151st most "spoken" language in the world.[5]
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Indo-Pakistani Sign Language | |||
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Native to | India, Pakistan, Bangladesh | ||
Signers | 6,000,000 in India (Indian Sign Language, ins), 1,080,000 in Pakistan (Pakistan Sign Language, pks) (2021)[citation needed] | ||
Possibly related to Nepalese Sign | |||
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Language codes | |||
ISO 639-3 | Variously:ins – Indian Sign Languagepks – Pakistani Sign Languagewbs – West Bengal Sign Language | ||
Glottolog | indo1332 Indo-Pakistani Signindi1237 Indian SLpaki1242 Pakistan SL | ||
Area of use by country. Native Countries
Partial Users
Non-native users on large scale |
Some scholars regard varieties in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and possibly Nepal as variety of Indo-Pakistani Sign Language. Others recognize some varieties as separate languages. The ISO standard currently distinguishes: