I understand that about forty different countries use ASL. I need to know ALL of the countries that use either ASL or a derivative of it. Any site links that could point me in the right direction are also very appreciated. Thanks!
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It’s used mainly in the States and most of Canada (the area of Quebec has its own sign language: LSQ).
Other countries using ASL (sometimes with the presence of native sign languages) are: Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Chad, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Mauritania, Kenya, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, and some others.
I dont ‘think it’s anywhere near that high. Wiki claims …
Basically US, Canada, and some parts of mexico.
ASL is also used (sometimes alongside indigenous sign languages) in the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Chad, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Mauritania, Kenya, Madagascar, and Zimbabwe. Like other sign languages, its grammar and syntax are distinct from any spoken language in its area of influence. While there has been no reliable survey of the number of people who use ASL as their primary language, estimates range from 500,000 to 2 million in the United States alone[citation needed].
Most countries have their own Sign Language, which can be similar (LSF – french sign), or radically different (JSL – japanese).