Deaf village in Bali Island

@yugasini (12893)
Secunderabad, India
January 10, 2016 7:33am CST
Hi Mylot Friends, There is a deaf village in Bali island of Indonesia, Desa Bengkala is small village in northern Bali Island in Indonesia. It is also known as Kolok village literally deaf village. Most of the people of this village are deaf people, they have created their own sign language called "Kota Kolok". This sign language is similar more common American Sign Language(ASL)
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scheng1
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
10 Jan 16
That is interesting. Bali is very near to my country, and yet I have not visited it. I just do not have the desire to visit this place.
Ammar Ponce Hierro
@ammarponcehierro (78)
• Philippines
10 Jan 16
It is very interesting indeed that despite of their situation, they were able to come up with a manner of communication that will suit their daily needs. very nice news you have given today @yugasini :) thanks for the trivia ^_^