Maldives Sign Language
Deaf-community sign language
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Maldivian Sign Language (MvSL; Dhivehi: ދިވެހި އިޝާރާތް ބަހުގެ) is a sign language that was developed, largely spontaneously, by deaf children in a number of schools in Maldives in the 2000. It is of particular interest to the linguists who study it because it offers a unique opportunity to study what they believe to be the birth of a new language.
NativetoMaldives
Native speakers
2,700 (no date)The dictionary contains signs for around 650 words supported with English and Dhivehi description explaining the hand-shape and the movement to be used while signing a particular word.[1][2]
