| Malaysian Sign Language Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia, BIM |
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| Signed in: | Malaysia | |
| Total signers: | unknown | |
| Language family: | Related to American Sign Language | |
| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | sgn-MY | |
| ISO 639-3: | xml
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| sign language — list of sign languages — legal recognition | ||
Malaysian Sign Language or Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia (BIM), is the sign language in every day use in many parts of Malaysia. BIM has many dialects, differing from state to state. American Sign Language (ASL) has had a strong influence on BIM, but the two are different enough to be considered separate languages. Other sign languages in use in Malaysia are Penang Sign Language (PSL), Selangor Sign Language (SSL or KLSL), and Kod Tangan Bahasa Malaysia or Manually Coded Malay (KTBM), and Chinese Sign Languages.
