Talk:Cambodian Sign Language

Pol Pot and Cambodian Sign Language
I just met a woman who works in Cambodia. She learned from Cambodians that under Pol Pot, any user of sign language in Cambodia was seen as intelligent, therefore was killed. The result was that Cambodian Sign Language was eliminated. The article sums this up vaguely, "Little is known of the language situation prior to the first Cambodian school for the deaf being established in the capital of Phnom Penh in 1997." Two outside groups, in two different part of Cambodia, have begun working with deaf communities to develop sign language. One of the groups introduced materials using American Sign Language. Another group, (I believe the Finnish Deaf Association), has been working with deaf people in Phnom Penh. This group is developing a different sign language. This is what I have been told. I hope somebody finds some facts and improves the article. Pete unseth (talk) 19:34, 19 October 2022 (UTC)