Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language

A language of Viet Nam

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

Location: Ho Chi Minh City.