Mardin İşaret Dili
Also Known As:
Dilsizce, Eski Işaretler
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
Severely Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~40
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.
4
Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
4
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Hasan Dikyuva. 2012. "Mardin Sign Language: Signing in a "deaf Family"." In Sign Languages in Village Communities, edited by Ulrike Zeshan and Connie de Vos. de Gruyter.
Bibliography of Locations:
Zeshan, Ulrike. 2010. ""Signing in a " HRELP Abstract." Online: http://www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=203.
Bibliography of Context:
Hasan Dikyuva. 2012. "Mardin Sign Language: Signing in a "deaf Family"." In Sign Languages in Village Communities, edited by Ulrike Zeshan and Connie de Vos. de Gruyter.