Azerbaijani Sign Language

Azerbaijani Sign Language (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan işarət dili, AİD) is the language used by the deaf community in Azerbaijan. As with other sign languages, AİD has a unique grammar that is different from the oral languages used in the region. Although there are approximately 31,000 deaf people in Azerbaijan, most of them use the Turkish Sign Language (TİD) as their primary sign language. It is not recognized as state language of Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijani Sign Language
AİD
Azərbaycan işarət dili
Native toAzerbaijan
Native speakers
31,000 (2009)
Russian Sign Language
  • Azerbaijani Sign Language
Language codes
ISO 639-3–

Azerbaijani Sign Language is based on Russian Sign Language (RSL) and related to Turkish Sign Language (TİD).

History

There is a notable number of deaf people in Azerbaijan. Most notable of them was Bahruz Kangarli, a painter and graphic artist.[1] There are two Republican Special Boarding Schools in Azerbaijan that only serve members of the Azerbaijani deaf community. Although their sign language is not recognized as a state language, Azerbaijan's deaf community is member to World Deaf Federation (WDF). In international conferences and meetings, Russian Sign Language (RSL) is used instead of AİD.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Azerbaijan's Most Prolific Painter". Azerbaijan International. Summer 1999: 26. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan)". www.theinterpretersfriend.org. Retrieved January 29, 2019. Azerbaijan Deaf Society is a member of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), an international, non-governmental, central organization of national associations of the Deaf.


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