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BAHAMAS: What Sign Languages Are Used in the Bahamas?

Updated: Jun 30, 2022




This article can help you answer the following questions:



 

Where is the Bahamas?



 


How many Deaf / Hard of Hearing people are in the Bahamas?


There are an estimated 12,900 Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the Bahamas.


This percentage is a rough estimation: 3.3% of the general population. Lack of research make estimating these numbers difficult. The World Health Organization estimates 5% of the world population has significant hearing loss. Keep in mind that developing nations typically have a much higher number of Deaf and Hard of Hearing populations.



 


What sign languages are used in the Bahamas?


  • Pidgin Signed English (PSE)

  • British Manually Coded English (MCE)

  • American Sign Language (ASL)



Written / spoken languages in the Bahamas:

  • English

  • Bahamas Creole English


 


How do you say the Bahamas in sign language?




 

Where can I learn Bahamian sign languages online?


This language is not yet available. If you would like to learn this language, please request it here: https://www.intersignuniversity.com/languages



InterSign University offers many international sign language courses. Check them out here:


 


What Deaf organizations are located in the Bahamas?




 

Additional sign language resources for the Bahamas


SIL Sociolinguistic Profiles of Twenty-four Deaf Communities in the Americas (pgs. 10-13)


We will update this section as more information becomes available.




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