Nihon Shuwa

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Nihon Shuwa is the primary sign language used by the Deaf community in Japan, with its own distinct grammar, vocabulary, and cultural history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf language of Japan
natural language
sign language
associatedWith Japanese Deaf associations
Japanese schools for the Deaf
country Japan
hasAlternativeName JSL NERFINISHED
Japanese Sign Language NERFINISHED
hasCulturalRole expression of Deaf identity in Japan
medium for Deaf arts and storytelling in Japan
hasDialect regional variants within Japan
hasGrammar distinct from spoken Japanese
hasHistoricalDevelopment developed within Deaf communities in Japan
hasLexicalBorrowingFrom international sign languages to a limited extent
hasModality visual-gestural
hasMorphology use of spatial modification and non-manual markers
hasPhonology system of contrastive handshapes, locations, and movements
hasRelationTo Korean Sign Language (historical contact) NERFINISHED
Taiwan Sign Language (historical contact) NERFINISHED
hasResearchField Japanese Sign Language linguistics
hasStatus major sign language of Japan
hasSyntax use of space for grammatical relations
hasUserPopulation tens of thousands of signers
hasVocabulary distinct from spoken Japanese
hasWordOrder topic-comment structure
hasWritingSystem no widely used standardized writing system
ISO639-3Code jsl
languageFamily Japanese Sign Language family
nativeTo Deaf community in Japan
notSameAs Japanese with manually coded signs
Signed Japanese
primaryUsers Deaf people in Japan
recognizedAs distinct language from spoken Japanese
usedBy Japanese Deaf culture
usedFor everyday communication among Deaf people in Japan
media content accessible to Deaf viewers in Japan
public events in the Japanese Deaf community
usedIn Deaf community organizations in Japan
Deaf education in Japan
interpreting between Deaf and hearing people in Japan
uses body posture
facial expressions
handshapes
locations in signing space
movements

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