Nordic sign languages
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Nordic sign languages are a group of related sign languages used across the Nordic countries, sharing historical roots and linguistic features while remaining distinct from one another.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nordic sign languages canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14401892 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nordic sign languages Context triple: [Swedish Sign Language, influenced, Nordic sign languages]
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A.
Finnish Sign Language
Finnish Sign Language is the primary visual-gestural language of the Finnish Deaf community, with its own grammar and vocabulary distinct from spoken Finnish.
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B.
Finland-Swedish Sign Language
Finland-Swedish Sign Language is a minority sign language used primarily by the Finland-Swedish deaf community in Finland, with its own distinct linguistic structure and cultural identity.
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C.
Norwegian Sign Language
Norwegian Sign Language is the primary visual-gestural language used by the Deaf community in Norway, recognized and protected as a distinct language within the country’s linguistic landscape.
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D.
Swedish Sign Language (historically)
Swedish Sign Language is a historically significant sign language used in Sweden that has served as a major linguistic and structural source for several other Nordic sign languages, including Finnish Sign Language.
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E.
Austrian Sign Language
Austrian Sign Language is the primary sign language used by the Deaf community in Austria, with its own distinct grammar and vocabulary rooted in the French Sign Language family.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nordic sign languages Target entity description: Nordic sign languages are a group of related sign languages used across the Nordic countries, sharing historical roots and linguistic features while remaining distinct from one another.
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A.
Finnish Sign Language
Finnish Sign Language is the primary visual-gestural language of the Finnish Deaf community, with its own grammar and vocabulary distinct from spoken Finnish.
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B.
Finland-Swedish Sign Language
Finland-Swedish Sign Language is a minority sign language used primarily by the Finland-Swedish deaf community in Finland, with its own distinct linguistic structure and cultural identity.
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C.
Norwegian Sign Language
Norwegian Sign Language is the primary visual-gestural language used by the Deaf community in Norway, recognized and protected as a distinct language within the country’s linguistic landscape.
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D.
Swedish Sign Language (historically)
Swedish Sign Language is a historically significant sign language used in Sweden that has served as a major linguistic and structural source for several other Nordic sign languages, including Finnish Sign Language.
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E.
Austrian Sign Language
Austrian Sign Language is the primary sign language used by the Deaf community in Austria, with its own distinct grammar and vocabulary rooted in the French Sign Language family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Swedish Sign Language