Indonesian Sign Language

Indonesian Sign Language

language
name=Indonesian Sign Language
nativename=Bahasa Isyarat Indonesia, BII
states=Indonesia
signers=2,000,000 (SIL, 1993).
family=Related to Malaysian Sign Language
iso2=sgn-ID|iso3=inl

Indonesian Sign Language or Bahasa Isyarat Indonesia (BII), is used in Indonesia, at least on the islands of Java and Bali. It is based on Malaysian Sign Language (BIM).

Another sign language in use in Indonesia is Kata Kolok in Bali.

References

* [http://library.gallaudet.edu/dr/faq-world-sl-country.html Sign Languages of the World, by Country (Gallaudet University Library)]
* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=inl Ethnologue]


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