Also Known As:
ngôn ngữ ký hiệu thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, HCMCSL, NNKHTPHCM, Southern Vietnamese Sign Language, Vietnamese Sign Language
Dialects & Varieties
Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language
Woodward, James, Nguyen Thi Hoa, Luu Ngoc Tu, and Ho Thu Van. (2015). Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language. In Julie Bakken Jepsen, Goedele De Clerck, Sam Lutalo-Kiingi, and William B. McGregor (eds.), Sign Languages of the World, pp. 391–408. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.
Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~45,000
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
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Location and Context
Countries
Vietnam
Location Description
Ho Chi Minh City, provinces to the South of Ho Chi Minh City, and provinces as far north as Da Nang
Government Support
preparing
Institutional Support
yes
Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Ha Noi Sign Language; Hai Phong Sign Language; written Vietnnamese
Number of Other Language Speakers:
some
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Dictionary of Vietnamese Sign Language, with specified regional terms.
"The Dong Nai Project offers bilingual instruction in HCMCSL and written Vietnamese at the junior high school level, the senior high school level, and the university level."