Also Known As:
Hawaii Sign Language, Hawai'i Pidgin Sign Language, Pidgin Sign Language
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
The meaning and use of the shaka sign, a Hawai'ian sign language gesture.
more metadata on the Hawai'ian Sign Language
Ethnologue Languages of the World
Language of the United States
Sign Language
Metadata
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
James Woodward. 2012. "Personal Communication on sign languages."
Bibliography of Locations:
"Glottolog." Online: http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/.
Bibliography of Context:
James Woodward. 2012. "Personal Communication on sign languages."