Norwegian Sign Language

E605226

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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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural language
sign language
alsoKnownAs Norsk tegnspråk NERFINISHED
communicationMode face-to-face
country Norway
hasAcquisition first language for many Deaf children in Norway
second language for some hearing Norwegians
hasComponent body movements
facial expressions
manual signs
spatial grammar
hasDomain Deaf studies NERFINISHED
language policy in Norway
linguistics
hasGrammarType topic-comment structures
use of space for grammatical relations
hasLinguisticStructure own grammar distinct from spoken Norwegian
own lexicon distinct from spoken Norwegian
hasPhonology handshape
location
movement
non-manual markers
orientation
hasStatus distinct language in Norway’s linguistic landscape
ISO6393Code nsl
languageFamily Norwegian Sign Language family
languageType community sign language
legalStatus protected language in Norway
modality manual-visual
notSameAs American Sign Language NERFINISHED
British Sign Language NERFINISHED
spoken Norwegian
primaryUsers Deaf community in Norway
recognizedAs minority language in Norway
recognizedBy Government of Norway NERFINISHED
region Norway NERFINISHED
requires visual contact between interlocutors
usedBy Deaf people in Norway
hard-of-hearing people in Norway
hearing family members of Deaf people in Norway
sign language interpreters in Norway
usedFor daily communication among Deaf Norwegians
education
media and broadcasting for Deaf audiences
usedIn Deaf culture in Norway
education of Deaf students in Norway
interpreting services in Norway
writingSystem no standard written form

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

mainland Norway hasMinorityLanguage Norwegian Sign Language
Swedish Sign Language (historically) influenced Norwegian Sign Language
subject surface form: Swedish Sign Language
Norwegian language policy framework regulates Norwegian Sign Language