Myanmar Sign Language

A language of Myanmar

ISO 639: ysm
Alternate Names: Burmese Sign Language
Population: 270,000 (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL). Estimated 160,000–320,000 signers, assuming 0.1%–0.5% of the general population.
Location:: Scattered.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language
Dialects: Yangoon, Mandalay.
Language Use: 4 deaf schools (2 in Yangon, 1 each in Kale and Mandalay). Deaf associations.
Language Development: Texts. Bible portions: 2021.

Location: Scattered.