Kata Kolok (literally "deaf talk"), also known as Benkala Sign Language and Balinese Sign Language, is a village sign language which is indigenous to two neighbouring villages in northern Bali, Indonesia. The main village, Bengkala, has had high incidences of deafness for over seven generations. Notwithstanding the biological time depth of the recessive mutation that causes deafness, the first substantial cohort of deaf signers did not occur until five generations ago, and this event marks the emergence of Kata Kolok. The sign language has been acquired by at least five generations of deaf, native signers and features in all aspects of village life, including political, professional, educational, and religious settings.
Kata Kolok is linguistically unrelated to spoken Balinese or other sign languages. It lacks certain common contact sign phenomena that often arise when a sign language and an oral language are in close contact, such as fingerspelling and mouthing. It differs from other known sign languages in a number of respects: signers make extensive use of cardinal directions and real-world locations to organize the signing space, and they do not use a metaphorical "time line" for time reference. Additionally, Kata Kolok is the only known sign language which predominantly deploys an absolute frame of reference rather than an intrinsic or relative frame.
The Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (MPI) and the International Institute for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies have archived over 100 hours of Kata Kolok video data. The metadata of this corpus are accessible online (see www.mpi.nl).
Deaf people in the village express themselves using special cultural forms such as deaf dance and martial arts and occupy special ritual and social roles, including digging graves and maintaining water pipes. Deaf and hearing villagers alike share a belief in a deaf god.
Bibliography
Branson, Jan, Don Miller, I Gede Marsaja & I Wayan Negara (1996). Everyone Here Speaks Sign Language Too: A Deaf Village in Bali, Indonesia. In: Lucas, Ceil, ed. (1996): Multicultural Aspects of Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communities, 39–57. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press.
Branson, J., Miller, D., & Marsaja, I. G. (1999). Sign Languages as Natural Part of the Linguistic Mosaic: The Impact of Deaf People on Discourse Forms in Northern Bali, Indonesia. In E. Winston (Ed.), Storytelling and Conversation (Vol. 5). Washington D.C.: Gallaudet University Press.
De Vos, C. (2011). A signers' village in Bali, Indonesia. Minpaku Anthropology Newsletter, 33, 4–5. more
De Vos, C. (2011). Kata Kolok color terms and the emergence of lexical signs in rural signing communities. The Senses & Society, 6(1), 68–76. doi:10.2752/174589311X12893982233795.
De Vos, C. (2012). Sign-Spatiality in Kata Kolok: how a village sign language of Bali inscribes its signing space. PhD Dissertation. Nijmegen: Radboud University.
Friedman, T. B., Hinnant, J. T., Fridell, R. A., Wilcox, E. R., Raphael, Y., & Camper, S. A. (2000). DFNB3 Families and Shaker-2 Mice: Mutations in an Unconventional Myosin, myo 15. Advances in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 56, 131–144.
Friedman, T. B., Liang, Y., Weber, J. L., Hinnant, J. T., Barber, T. D., Winata, S., Arhya, I. N., et al. (1995). A gene for congenital, recessive deafness DFNB3 maps to the pericentrometric region of chromosome 17. Nature Genetics, 9, 86–91.
Kortschak, Irfan (2010). "Everyone Speaks Deaf Talk" In: Kortschak, Irfan (2010): Invisible People: Poverty and Empowerment in Indonesia, The Lontar Foundation, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Liang, Y., Wang, A., Probst, F. J., Arhya, I. N., Barber, T. D., Chen, K.-S., et al. (1998). Genetic Mapping Refines DFNB3 to 17p11.2, Suggests Multiple Alleles of DFNB3, and Supports Homology to the Mouse Model shaker-2. American Journal of Human Genetics, 62, 904–915.
Marsaja, I. G. (2008). Desa Kolok - A deaf village and its sign language in Bali, Indonesia. Nijmegen: Ishara Press.
Perniss, P., & Zeshan, U. (2008). Possessive and existential constructions in Kata Kolok. In P. Perniss & U. Zeshan (Eds.), Possessive and existential constructions in sign languages. Sign Language Typology Series No. 2. Nijmegen: Ishara Press.
Winata, S., Arhya, I. N., Moeljopawiro, S., Hinnant, J. T., Liang, Y, Friedman, T B, & Asher, J. J. (1995). Congenital Non-Syndromal Autosomal Recessive Deafness in Bengkala, an Isolated Balinese Village. Journal of Medical Genetics, 32(5), 336–343.
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Deaf talk redirects here For other languages used by deaf people see Sign language This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kata Kolok literally deaf talk also known as Benkala Sign Language and Balinese Sign Language is a village sign language which is indigenous to two neighbouring villages in northern Bali Indonesia The main village Bengkala has had high incidences of deafness for over seven generations Notwithstanding the biological time depth of the recessive mutation that causes deafness the first substantial cohort of deaf signers did not occur until five generations ago and this event marks the emergence of Kata Kolok The sign language has been acquired by at least five generations of deaf native signers and features in all aspects of village life including political professional educational and religious settings Bengkala Sign LanguageKata KolokNative toBali IndonesiaRegionOne village in the northern part of the islandNative speakers40 deaf signers 2007 1 1 200 hearing signers 2011 1 Language familylanguage isolateLanguage codesISO 639 3 a href https iso639 3 sil org code bqy class extiw title iso639 3 bqy bqy a Glottologbeng1239ELPKata KolokKata Kolok is linguistically unrelated to spoken Balinese or other sign languages It lacks certain common contact sign phenomena that often arise when a sign language and an oral language are in close contact such as fingerspelling and mouthing It differs from other known sign languages in a number of respects signers make extensive use of cardinal directions and real world locations to organize the signing space and they do not use a metaphorical time line for time reference Additionally Kata Kolok is the only known sign language which predominantly deploys an absolute frame of reference rather than an intrinsic or relative frame The Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics MPI and the International Institute for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies have archived over 100 hours of Kata Kolok video data The metadata of this corpus are accessible online see www mpi nl Deaf people in the village express themselves using special cultural forms such as deaf dance and martial arts and occupy special ritual and social roles including digging graves and maintaining water pipes Deaf and hearing villagers alike share a belief in a deaf god Bibliography EditBranson Jan Don Miller I Gede Marsaja amp I Wayan Negara 1996 Everyone Here Speaks Sign Language Too A Deaf Village in Bali Indonesia In Lucas Ceil ed 1996 Multicultural Aspects of Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communities 39 57 Washington D C Gallaudet University Press Branson J Miller D amp Marsaja I G 1999 Sign Languages as Natural Part of the Linguistic Mosaic The Impact of Deaf People on Discourse Forms in Northern Bali Indonesia In E Winston Ed Storytelling and Conversation Vol 5 Washington D C Gallaudet University Press De Vos C 2011 A signers village in Bali Indonesia Minpaku Anthropology Newsletter 33 4 5 more De Vos C 2011 Kata Kolok color terms and the emergence of lexical signs in rural signing communities The Senses amp Society 6 1 68 76 doi 10 2752 174589311X12893982233795 De Vos C 2012 Sign Spatiality in Kata Kolok how a village sign language of Bali inscribes its signing space PhD Dissertation Nijmegen Radboud University Friedman T B Hinnant J T Fridell R A Wilcox E R Raphael Y amp Camper S A 2000 DFNB3 Families and Shaker 2 Mice Mutations in an Unconventional Myosin myo 15 Advances in Oto Rhino Laryngology 56 131 144 Friedman T B Liang Y Weber J L Hinnant J T Barber T D Winata S Arhya I N et al 1995 A gene for congenital recessive deafness DFNB3 maps to the pericentrometric region of chromosome 17 Nature Genetics 9 86 91 Kortschak Irfan 2010 Everyone Speaks Deaf Talk In Kortschak Irfan 2010 Invisible People Poverty and Empowerment in Indonesia The Lontar Foundation Jakarta Indonesia Liang Y Wang A Probst F J Arhya I N Barber T D Chen K S et al 1998 Genetic Mapping Refines DFNB3 to 17p11 2 Suggests Multiple Alleles of DFNB3 and Supports Homology to the Mouse Model shaker 2 American Journal of Human Genetics 62 904 915 Marsaja I G 2008 Desa Kolok A deaf village and its sign language in Bali Indonesia Nijmegen Ishara Press Perniss P amp Zeshan U 2008 Possessive and existential constructions in Kata Kolok In P Perniss amp U Zeshan Eds Possessive and existential constructions in sign languages Sign Language Typology Series No 2 Nijmegen Ishara Press Winata S Arhya I N Moeljopawiro S Hinnant J T Liang Y Friedman T B amp Asher J J 1995 Congenital Non Syndromal Autosomal Recessive Deafness in Bengkala an Isolated Balinese Village Journal of Medical Genetics 32 5 336 343 References Edit a b Bengkala Sign Language at Ethnologue 18th ed 2015 subscription required Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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