Albarradas Sign Language is an indigenous
village sign language A village sign language, or village sign, also known as a shared sign language, is a local indigenous sign language used by both deaf and hearing in an area with a high incidence of congenital deafness. Meir ''et al.'' define a village sign languag ...
of
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
.
It arose approximately 150 years ago in the
Zapotec villages of
Santa Catarina Albarradas,
San Antonio Albarradas and possibly one other nearby town, due to a high incidence of congenital deafness.
See also
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Santa Catarina Albarradas Zapotec
Santa Catarina Albarradas Zapotec, also known as San Antonio Albarradas Zapotec, is a Zapotec language of Oaxaca, Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Americ ...
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Village sign languages
Sign languages of Mexico