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Bolivia Deaf Community and Sign Language Pre-Survey Report
Holbrook, David J. "Bolivia deaf community and sign language pre-survey report." Summer Institute of Linguistics International (2009).
Threatened
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
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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
23,000 (estimated)
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Bolivia
Location Description
Throughout the country, especially in cities
Government Support
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Institutional Support
About a dozen schools with services for deaf students; many active deaf associations; Primero Libro de Señas en Bolivia (First Book of Signs in Bolivia) published by the Bolivian Ministry of Education and Culture (1992)
Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
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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Message informatif
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