Jumla Sign Language

A language of Nepal

ISO 639: jus
Population: 8 (2005 INF). 8 monolinguals.
Location:: Karnali province: Jumla district, Chandannath municipality, Jumla village.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Sign language, Shared sign language
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 45%–49% with Nepalese Sign Language [nsp].
Other Comments: Deaf children in the Nepalese Sign Language school in Jumla come from 1 or 2 days walk away and do not know Jumla Sign Language.

Location: Karnali province: Jumla district, Chandannath municipality, Jumla village.