Burkina Faso Sign Language

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Burkina Faso Sign Language is a sign language used by Deaf communities in Burkina Faso that developed from and is linguistically related to French Sign Language.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural language
sign language
country Burkina Faso NERFINISHED
countryOfficialLanguageStatus not an official language of Burkina Faso
developedFrom French Sign Language NERFINISHED
distinctFrom American Sign Language NERFINISHED
International Sign NERFINISHED
spoken French in Burkina Faso
influencedBy French Sign Language NERFINISHED
ISO639Status no ISO 639-3 code (as of 2024)
languageFamily French Sign Language family NERFINISHED
linguisticallyRelatedTo French Sign Language NERFINISHED
modality visual-gestural
region West Africa
usedBy Deaf community in Burkina Faso
usedIn Burkina Faso NERFINISHED
usedInEducation some schools for the Deaf in Burkina Faso
userGroup Deaf adults in Burkina Faso
Deaf children in Burkina Faso
writingSystem none (no standard written form)

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French Sign Language family hasMember Burkina Faso Sign Language