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Dialects & Varieties
Language ecological change in Ban Khor, Thailand: An ethnographic case study of village sign language endangerment
Angela M. Nonaka. 2012. "Language Ecological Change in Ban Khor, Thailand: An Ethnographic Case Study of Village Sign Language Endangerment." In Sign Languages in Village Communities, edited by Ulrike Zeshan and Connie de Vos. de Gruyter.
Endangered
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
>400
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
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Comments on speakers
"Ban Khor sign language is rapidly being supplanted--and therefore endangered--by Thai Sign Language."
Location and Context
Countries
Thailand
Location Description
"Ban Khor is a village in the northeastern Issarn region of Thailand."
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Thai Sign Language
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
An open-access article by Angela M. Nonaka about the vitality of Ban Khor Sign Language.
A 2006 article by Angela M. Nonaka about the importance of including signed languages like Ban Khor Sign Language in studies of endangered languages.