Ghandruk Sign Language

Ghandruk Sign Language
Native to	Nepal
Region	Dolpa District
Native speakers	20 (2011)^[1]
Language family	village sign
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`gds`
Glottolog	`ghan1245`^[2]

Ghandruk Sign Language is a village sign language of the village of Ghandruk in central Nepal.

References

↑ Ghandruk Sign Language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Ghandruk Sign Language". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Languages of Nepal

Official languages	Nepali

Regional languages	Awadhi Bajjika Bhojpuri Doteli Kiranti Kumaoni Magar Maithili Newar Sherpa Sunwar Tamang Tharu

Sign languages	Nepali Sign Language Ghandruk Sign Language Jhankot Sign Language Jumla Sign Language

Sign language

By region^[a]

Sign languages by region

Oceania	Australia: Auslan, Warlpiri, Australian Aboriginal Hawaii New Zealand Solomon Islands: Rennellese

Asia	Chinese Philippine Indonesia: Indonesian, Kata Kolok (Benkala, Balinese) India: Alipur, Indo-Pakistani, Naga Israel: Al-Sayyid Bedouin, Ghardaia, Israeli, Kafr Qasem Japan: Amami Oshima, Japanese Korean Malaysia: Malaysian, Penang, Selangor Mongolian Nepal: Ghandruk, Jhankot, Jumla, Nepalese Persian Saudi Arabia: Saudi Singapore Sri Lankan Taiwanese Thailand: Ban Khor, Thai Vietnamese

Africa	Algeria: Algerian, Ghardaia Ghana: Adamorobe, Nanabin Kenyan Mali: Tebul, LaSiMa Nigeria: Bura, Hausa Senegal: Mbour Somalia & Djibouti: Somali South African Tanzanian Ugandan Zambian

Europe	Armenian Austrian Belgium: Flemish, French Belgian British Croatian Danish Dutch Estonian Finnish France: Ghardaia, French, Lyons German Greek Hungarian Icelandic Irish Italian Kosovar Lithuanian Macedonian Northern Ireland Norwegian Polish Portuguese Russian Slovenian Spain: Catalan, Spanish, Valencian Swedish Swiss Turkey: Mardin, Turkish

North America	Plains Sign Talk Canada: American, Maritime, Quebec, Inuit, Plateau Mexico: Chatino, Mayan, Mexican United States: American (Black American), Keresan, Martha's Vineyard, Plateau, Sandy River Valley, Henniker

South America	Argentine Bolivian Brasil: Libras, Ka'apor Chilean Colombia: Colombian, Providence Island Costa Rica: Bribri, Brunca Ecuadorian Guatemalan: Guatemalan, Mayan Honduras Nicaraguan Paraguayan Peruvian Providence Island Salvadoran Uruguayan Venezuelan

International	International Sign (Gestuno) Makaton Monastic Signalong

Language families^[a]

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Isolates (List)

American Sign Language

Extinct sign languages

Linguistics

Fingerspelling

Writing

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Media

Films (list)
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^a Sign-language names reflect the region of origin. Natural sign languages are not related to the spoken language used in the same region. For example, French Sign Language originated in France, but is not related to French.

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Ghandruk Sign Language

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