An article about the reclamation and revitalization of Plains Sign Language, and some of the hist
Also Known As:
Plains Sign Language
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
Language in Society
Language in the Community
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language, Culture, and Arts
The Wikipedia page for the Plains Indian Sign Language.
A book comparing Plains Indian Sign Language with various other sign languages used throughout histo
Critically Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
No estimate available
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2015. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Eighteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2015. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Eighteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.