Also Known As:
Nova Scotian Sign Language
Dialects & Varieties
Canada's Maritime Sign Language
Judith Yoel. Canada's Maritime Sign Language. PhD thesis, University of Manitoba, 2009.
Critically Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<100
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Speakers
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"In Nova Scotia, some MSL users consciously chose to adopt ASL; for others it was a gradual and naturally occurring process.... Increased exposure through television and interpretation in ASL and increased face-to-face interaction with ASL users played a role."
Location and Context
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Positive, loyal
Other Languages Used By The Community
American Sign Language
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Recent Resources
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