Chiangmai Sign Language

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Chiangmai Sign Language
Native toChiang Mai Thailand
Regionmetro Chiang Mai
Native speakers
19 (2015) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 csd
Glottolog chia1237
ELP Original Chiangmai Sign Language

Chiangmai Sign Language (also known as Old or Original Chiangmai Sign Language) is a deaf-community sign language of Thailand that arose among deaf people who migrated to Chiang Mai for work or family. The language is moribund, with all speakers born before 1960. Younger generations have switched to Thai Sign Language.

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References

  1. James Woodward and Thanu Wongchai. Forthcoming 2015. Original Chiang Mai Sign Language. In J. Hansen, W. McGregor, G. De Clerck and S. LutaloKlingi (eds.) The World's Sign Languages. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.

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