Jhankot Sign Language is a
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 the village of
Jhankot in western Nepal. The Deaf make up 10% of the village, and Jhankot SL is widely known by the hearing community.
See also
*Jumla Sign Language
*Ghandruk Sign Language
*Maunabudhuk–Bodhe Sign Language
*Nepalese Sign Language
References
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Village sign languages
Sign languages of Nepal