Here's an item from the Angola Press agency on sign language of the deaf in Angola. It was seen on AllAfrica.com at http://allafrica.com/stories/200606160746.html . Not sure if it is an indigenous sign language or an introduced one or some combination/hybrid (not even sure if that's possible). Actually this is an area that has not to my knowledge had much attention. Previous messages on this list that mention the topic include 307 & 51. DZO
Angola: Benguela: Special Education School Presents Sign Language Dictionary Angola Press Agency (Luanda) http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/ June 16, 2006 Posted to the web June 16, 2006 Benguela An Angolan sign language dictionary for deaf people will be presented this Friday in southern Benguela province, by the board of the local Special Education School. According to the director of the institution, Osvaldo Gomes, the dictionary specifically covers gestures and is not only used in special schools, but by all deaf people. According to him, this Friday it is also foreseen the inauguration of a solar system of communication for the deaf. The same apparatus works with electrical energy. The activities are part of the commemorations of the 15th anniversary of the creation of the Special Education School of Benguela and in the African Children's Day, June 16. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/TpIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
