Malaysian Sign Language

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Malaysian Sign Language
Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia, BIM
Signed in: Malaysia
Total signers: unknown
Language family: Related to American Sign Language
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: sgn-MY
ISO 639-3: xml

 
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Malaysian Sign Language (MSL), or Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia (BIM), is the sign language in every day use in many parts of Malaysia. MSL has many dialects, differing from state to state.

American Sign Language (ASL) has had a strong influence on MSL, but the two are different enough to be considered separate languages.

Other sign languages in use in Malaysia are Penang Sign Language (PSL), Selangor Sign Language (SSL or KLSL), and Kod Tangan Bahasa Malaysia or Manually Coded Malay (KTBM), and Chinese Sign Languages.

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