Bulgarian Sign Language
E515525
Bulgarian Sign Language is the natural visual-gestural language used by the Deaf community in Bulgaria, with its own grammar and vocabulary distinct from spoken Bulgarian.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural language
ⓘ
sign language ⓘ |
| alsoUsedBy | hearing signers in Bulgaria ⓘ |
| canBeInterpretedFrom | spoken Bulgarian ⓘ |
| canBeInterpretedInto | spoken Bulgarian ⓘ |
| communicationChannel | face-to-face interaction ⓘ |
| country | Bulgaria ⓘ |
| hasAcquisitionType |
first language for many Deaf Bulgarians
ⓘ
second language for some hearing Bulgarians ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | BGS (abbreviation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunity | Bulgarian Deaf community ⓘ |
| hasDistinctGrammarFrom | spoken Bulgarian ⓘ |
| hasDistinctLexiconFrom | spoken Bulgarian ⓘ |
| hasGrammarType | distinct from spoken Bulgarian grammar ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticModality | manual-visual ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticStructure |
morphology
ⓘ
phonology ⓘ semantics ⓘ syntax ⓘ |
| hasStatus | minority language in Bulgaria ⓘ |
| hasVocabularyType | distinct from spoken Bulgarian vocabulary ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | flexible word order ⓘ |
| isNot |
dialect of another national sign language
ⓘ
manually coded form of spoken Bulgarian ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | bqn ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Bulgarian Deaf culture ⓘ |
| languageFamily | sign language family ⓘ |
| modality |
gestural
ⓘ
visual ⓘ |
| primaryUsers | Deaf people in Bulgaria ⓘ |
| region | Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Deaf community in Bulgaria ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Deaf associations in Bulgaria
ⓘ
Deaf education in Bulgaria ⓘ informal communication among Deaf Bulgarians ⓘ |
| uses |
body posture
ⓘ
facial expressions ⓘ handshapes ⓘ locations in signing space ⓘ movements ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no standard written form ⓘ |
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