Mardin İşaret Dili
Also Known As:
Dilsizce, Eski Işaretler
Dialects & Varieties
Mardin Sign Language: Signing in a "deaf family"
Hasan Dikyuva. 2012. "Mardin Sign Language: Signing in a "deaf Family"." In Sign Languages in Village Communities, edited by Ulrike Zeshan and Connie de Vos. de Gruyter.
Severely Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~40
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.
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Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
4
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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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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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Turkey
Location Description
"MarSL originated in Mardin, a town in south-eastern Turkey close to the Syrian border."
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Turkish Sign Language
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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