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TitleIn Bengkala, Bali, 80% of Population Speaks Kata Kolok, a Sign Language
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From https://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/wells-fargo-the-village-of-the-deaf

Bengkala, a small village tucked away in the jungles of Bali, is a demographic anomaly. Of a total 3,000 people, 40 are Deaf. Their condition is linked to a recessive gene that’s been passed down through seven generations. Rather than ostracize Deaf community members, the people of Bengkala created Kata Kolok, a distinctly local sign language that’s spoken by 80 percent of the population. 

Watch a short video about Bengkala at https://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/wells-fargo-the-village-of-the-deaf

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