Albarradas Sign Language

Albarradas Sign Language, also known as Didxa ná’,^[1] is an indigenous village sign language of Mexico.^[2] It arose approximately 150 years ago in the Zapotec villages of Santa Catarina Albarradas, San Antonio Albarradas and possibly one other nearby town, due to a high incidence of congenital deafness.

Albarradas Sign Language
Didxa ná’
Native to	Mexico
Region	Oaxaca
Native speakers	some members of a community of 1,000
Language family	village sign language
Language codes
ISO 639-3	lsc
Glottolog	alba1273
Various sign languages of Turtle Island (North America), excluding Francosign languages. Didxa ná’ is labelled in black as #4.

See also

• Santa Catarina Albarradas Zapotec