Yemeni Sign Language is the (or a)
deaf sign language of
Yemen. It belongs to the
Arab sign-language family (Hendriks 2008). It is not clear how close are the sign languages of the two former Yemeni states.
References
Hendriks, Bernadet, 2008. Jordanian Sign Language: aspects of grammar from a cross-linguistic perspective (dissertation)
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^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.