Glossary
- Pekak
- is a Malay word which means deaf
- NGO
- stands for non-governmental organisation
- BIM
- stands for Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia which translates into Malaysian Sign Language. Sign language is a language for the deaf to communicate with each other by using hands, body, and facial movement. Thus, the recipient can receive the message visually. Sign language has different characteristics in different languages, cultures, religions, and geography. Hence the sign languages are different in every country and BIM is the sign language for the deaf in Malaysia.
- BIM is a natural sign language that is created by the deaf according to the factors like their daily communication and their own cultures. Since its conception, The Pulau Pinang Federation School for the Deaf, BIM has been widely used as the medium of communication within the deaf community in this country.
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