Also Known As:
Chiengmai Sign Language, Original Chiangmai Sign Language, Old Chiangmai Sign Language, OCMSL
Dialects & Varieties
Original Chiangmai Sign Language
Woodward, James, and Thanu Wanchai. (2015). Original Chiangmai Sign Language. In Julie Bakken Jepsen, Goedele De Clerck, Sam Lutalo-Kiingi, and William B. McGregor (eds.), Sign Languages of the World, pp. 687–700. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.
Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~19
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 5
Used only in a few very specific domains, such as in ceremonies, songs, prayer, proverbs, or certain limited domestic activities.
5
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
0
Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"OCMSL was never used in any schools for deaf people. Currently, all users of OCMSL are also fluent in MTSL. All users of OCMSL are over the age of sixty-five and no younger signers are currently learning OCMSL."
Location and Context
Countries
Thailand
Location Description
Chiang mai
Government Support
no
Institutional Support
no
Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Modern Thai Sign Language
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Recent Resources
参考消息
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