Burundian Sign Language

A language of Burundi

ISO 639: lsb
Alternate Names: LSB, Langue des Signes Burundaise
Population: 58,000 (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL). Estimated 35,000–70,000 deaf signers, assuming 0.3%–0.6% of the total population. Another estimate: 5,000 (2020 ANSB).
Location:: Scattered.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to American Sign Language [ase], Kenyan Sign Language [xki], and Ugandan Sign Language [ugn].
Language Use: 4 Deaf schools (2020 F. Hamissi).
Language Development: Agency: Association Nationale des Sourds du Burundi (ANSB).

Location: Scattered.