DR CONGO: What sign languages are used in DR Congo?

This article can help you answer the following questions:

How many Deaf / Hard of Hearing people are in DR Congo?
What sign languages are used in DR Congo?
How do you say DR Congo in sign language?
Where can I learn Congolese Sign Language online?
What Deaf organizations are located in DR Congo?
What additional sign language resources are there for DR Congo?

Where is DR Congo?

How many Deaf / Hard of Hearing people are in DR Congo?

There are an estimated 2,955,500 Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the DR Congo.

This percentage is a rough estimation: 3.3% of the general population. Lack of research make estimating these numbers difficult. The World Health Organization estimates 5% of the world population has significant hearing loss. Keep in mind that developing nations typically have a much higher number of Deaf and Hard of Hearing populations.

What sign languages are used in DR Congo?

Congolese Sign Language
Francophone African Sign Language (LSAF)
- American Sign Language dialect
French Sign Language (LSF)

Written / spoken languages in DR Congo:

French
Kikongo ya leta
Lingala
Swahili
Tshiluba

How do you say DR Congo in sign language?

Where can I learn Congolese Sign Language online?

This language is not yet available. If you would like to learn this language, please request it here: https://www.intersignuniversity.com/sign-languages

InterSign University offers many international sign language courses. Check them out here:

https://intersign-university.thinkific.com/collections?category=courses

What Deaf organizations are located in DR Congo?

Source: Gallaudet

Additional sign language resources for DR Congo

We will update this section as more information becomes available.