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ISO 639-3 · zibzib
unclassified · sign language
Zimbabwe Sign Language
Zimbabwe Sign Language is a sign language, spoken in Zimbabwe. Wikidata counts about 280,000 speakers (2008). Wikidata describes it as “Deaf sign language of Zimbabwe”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
zib- Glottocode
zimb1247- Family
- unclassified
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 10 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
—levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Zimbabwe Sign Language |
|---|---|
| Also called | Zimbabwean sign languages, Zimbabwean Sign Language, Zimsign |
| All speakers | 280,000 (2008) |
| Official in | Zimbabwe |
| Kind | sign language |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelwhere it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Zimbabwe
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