Keresan Sign Language
Village sign language used in New Mexico, United States
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Keresan Sign Language, also known as Keresan Pueblo Indian Sign Language (KPISL) or Keresign, is a village sign language spoken by many of the inhabitants of a Keresan pueblo with a relatively high incidence of congenital deafness (the pueblo is not identified in sources, but the cited population suggests it is Zia Pueblo, New Mexico).[improper synthesis?]
NativetoUnited States
Regionone of the Keres pueblos
Native speakers
15 deaf (2003)[1]Known by many of the 650 inhabitants of the pueblo
Keresan Sign Language developed locally, and is unrelated to the trade language Plains Indian Sign Language.
