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  1. Sudan and South Sudan have multiple regional sign languages, which are not mutually intelligible. A survey of just three states found 150 sign languages, though this number included instances of home sign. Government figures estimate there are at least about 48,900 deaf people in Sudan. [1] By 2009, the Sudanese National Union of the Deaf had ...

  2. Makaton – a system of signed communication used by and with people who have speech, language or learning difficulties. Mofu-Gudur Sign Language. Monastic sign language. Signalong – international sign assisted communication techniques used to support children and adults with communication or learning difficulties.

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    Approximately 70 languages are native to Sudan. Sudan has multiple regional sign languages, which are not mutually intelligible. A 2009 proposal for a unified Sudanese Sign Language had been worked out. Prior to 2005, Arabic was the nation's sole official language. In the 2005 constitution, Sudan's official languages became Arabic and English.

  5. Sign languages (also known as signed languages) are languages that use the visual-manual modality to convey meaning, instead of spoken words. Sign languages are expressed through manual articulation in combination with non-manual markers. Sign languages are full-fledged natural languages with their own grammar and lexicon. [1]

  6. Like most African sign languages, SSSL is an emerging sign language that is named after the formation of South Sudan in 2011. This prob-ably labels it as the world’s youngest sign language. Before 2011, it was called Sudanese Sign Language. The SSSL signers in Juba have fre-quent language contact with Kenyan and Ugandan signers. For cross-

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