Malawian Sign Language
Malawian Sign Language is the language of the deaf community of Malawi.
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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. Conversely, ASL and BSL both originated in English-speaking countries but are not related to each other; ASL however is related to French Sign Language.
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- Malawian Sign Language at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021)
| Malawian Sign Language | |
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| Native to | Malawi |
Native speakers | 93,000 (2021)[1] |
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| ISO 639-3 | lws |
| Glottolog | mala1549 |
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