The Indian Signing System or Indian Sign System (ISS) is a convention for
manually coded language used in India.[1] It uses the words (signs) of
Indian Sign Language with the word order and grammar of at least six official oral languages of India, including
Urdu (Signed Urdu),
Hindi (Signed Hindi),
Marathi (Signed Marathi),
Telugu (Signed Telugu)[2] and
Tamil (Signed Tamil).[3]
^Norms & GuidelinesArchived 13 January 2014 at the
Wayback Machine, 2009. D.Ed. Special Education (Deaf & Hard of Hearing), [www.rehabcouncil.nic.in Rehabilitation Council of India]
^a Sign-language names reflect the region of origin. Natural sign languages are not related to the spoken language used in the same region. For example, French Sign Language originated in France, but is not related to French. Conversely,
ASL and
BSL both originated in English-speaking countries but are not related to each other; ASL however is related to
French Sign Language.
^b Denotes the number (if known) of languages within the family. No further information is given on these languages.