Albarradas Sign Language

Albarradas Sign Language
Native toMexico
RegionOaxaca
Native speakers
some members of a community of 1,000
Language codes
ISO 639-3lsc
Glottologalba1273

Albarradas Sign Language is an indigenous village sign language of Mexico.[1] It arose approximately 150 years ago in the Zapotec villages of Santa Catarina Albarradas, San Antonio Albarradas and possibly one other nearby town, due to a high incidence of congenital deafness.

  1. ^ "Signed languages of Mexico | SIL Mexico". mexico.sil.org. Retrieved 2023-05-02.