Alternate Names: MSL
Dialects: None known. Algerian Sign Language , influenced the deaf community of 60 to 70 men in north city of Oujda. Lexical similarity: less than 50% with American Sign Language ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: Many deaf women do not leave their homes or do not sign in the streets, so it is difficult to determine numbers.
Language Use: Association Nanane, a school in the north, had about 30 students, ages 4 to 21. MSL used in 3 programs for the deaf. Communities in Rabat, Tangier, and Casa Blanca do not use MSL. Used by United States Peace Corps. Most deaf people cannot read, write or understand Arabic [arb].
Language Development: Dictionary.
Nation of Origin: Morocco
Other Comments: Developed from local and introduced signs.