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Title:ExnCSL_Maroua-Yaya-Lutalo-dialog_2aug13-4
Documentation of Extreme North Cameroon Sign Language and Cameroon Sign Language
Contributor (researcher):Sam Lutalo-Kiingi
Contributor (speaker):Amadoua Yaya
Coverage:Cameroon
Date:2013-08-02
Description:Language_Name: Extreme North Cameroon Sign Language Language_Region: Africa Language_Country: Cameroon Project_Status: On hold Year: 2012 Start_Date: 2012-11-01 End_Date: 2014-11-01
Sam is Deaf born in Kampala, Uganda. His first language is Kenyan sign Language and second Ugandan Sign Language. He studied in Kenya from infant school to technical school for the Deaf. During his school time, he learnt written English, some Swahili and Luganda. After competing his studies , he Studied a short course in Denmark for 7 months and learnt Danish Sign Language. when he returned ,he spearheaded a regional sign language training in East and Southern Africa e.g. Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. He knows American sign language too. Sam was also Co-author on the team which carried out research on the Ugandan Sign Language dictionary project from 2000 - 2006 when the dictionary was published. He started to learn indiegious sign language in the Extreme North Cameroon . He used Cameroon Sign Language as his daily communication with indiegous sign language users.
Amadoua acquired deafness at the age of 11 years. He was born in Mora. He studied primary school for 10 years; he spoke Fulfudi as his first language and written French. However,he didn't complete his studies in primary school due to his deafness. His parents and family lived in Mora. He is fluent in Extreme North Cameroon Sign Language. He knows little French and American sign language. While he communicates with Deaf adult community in Yaounde the captial of Cameroon, he switches codes to both American and French Sign Language (LSF).
Format:video/mp4
Identifier:oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1223439
IPF0200
Identifier (URI):https://lat1.lis.soas.ac.uk/ds/asv?openpath=MPI1223439%23
Publisher:Sam Lutalo-Kiingi
Kyambogo University
Subject:Interview
Extreme North Cameroon Sign Language
Type:Video

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Citation: Sam Lutalo-Kiingi (researcher); Amadoua Yaya (speaker). 2013-08-02. Sam Lutalo-Kiingi.


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