Alternate Names: Benkala Sign Language, Kata Kolok
Genealogy:
Demographics: 41 (2007 SIL). More than 1,200 Kata Kolok signers; about 50 of them are deaf (2011 C. de Vos). 40 monolinguals.
Language Use: All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. A school for the deaf 18 km away uses only Indonesian Sign Language [inl]. 2 Bengkala signers now go to this school and have become bilingual. There are 3 bilingual Bengkala signers.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 0%. Literacy rate in L2: About 5% in Indonesian [ind]. In 2007 a local school was set up for deaf children in the village which uses Kata Kolok as a language of instruction. Taught in primary schools.
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: In the linguistic literature the language is referred to as Kata Kolok which means deaf language in Balinese ,.