Hanoi Sign Language

A language of Viet Nam

ISO 639: hab
Alternate Names: HNSL, Ha Noi Sign Language, NNKHHN, Northern Vietnamese Sign Language, Vietnamese Sign Language
Population: 39,000 (Woodward et al 2015a). Estimated 39,000 prelingually deaf, based on 0.1% of total population (Woodward et al 2015a).
Location:: Scattered. Ha Noi.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language
Dialects: None known. About 55% cognate to Haiphong Sign Language [haf] and Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language [hos] on a 100-word list; 45% cognate to Thai Sign Language [tsq] (Woodward 2000).
Language Use: Vigorous. Used by all. Some also use Vietnamese [vie].
Other Comments: Strong influence from French Sign Language [fsl], used in schools for the deaf (Woodward 2000).

Location: Scattered. Ha Noi.