Tanzanian Sign Language
E783936
Tanzanian Sign Language is the primary sign language used by Deaf communities in Tanzania, forming part of the broader family of sign languages in East Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tanzanian Sign Language canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural language
ⓘ
sign language ⓘ |
| country | Tanzania ⓘ |
| hasAcquisitionType |
first language for many Deaf Tanzanians
ⓘ
second language for some hearing signers in Tanzania ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | TSL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunityOrganization | Deaf associations in Tanzania ⓘ |
| hasDomainOfUse |
community communication among Deaf Tanzanians
ⓘ
education of the Deaf in Tanzania ⓘ public events with sign interpretation in Tanzania ⓘ religious services for Deaf people in Tanzania ⓘ |
| hasGrammarFeature |
non-manual marking of negation
ⓘ
non-manual marking of questions ⓘ use of classifiers ⓘ use of role shift ⓘ use of space for grammatical relations ⓘ |
| hasLexiconOrigin |
local home signs in Tanzania
ⓘ
regional East African sign varieties ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticType | subject–object–verb tendencies ⓘ |
| hasPhonology |
handshape-based phonology
ⓘ
location-based phonology ⓘ movement-based phonology ⓘ orientation-based phonology ⓘ |
| hasUserGroup |
Deaf adults in Tanzania
ⓘ
Deaf children in Tanzania ⓘ sign language interpreters in Tanzania ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | topic–comment (common) ⓘ |
| isDifferentFrom |
Kenyan Sign Language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ugandan Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | tza ⓘ |
| languageFamily | East African sign languages ⓘ |
| modality | visual-gestural ⓘ |
| notMutuallyIntelligibleWith |
American Sign Language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOf | Deaf schools in Tanzania ⓘ |
| region | East Africa ⓘ |
| status | primary sign language of Tanzania’s Deaf community ⓘ |
| usedBy | Deaf community in Tanzania ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Dar es Salaam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deaf associations in Tanzania ⓘ other urban centers in Tanzania ⓘ |
| usesNonManualFeatures |
body posture
ⓘ
facial expressions ⓘ head movements ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no standard written form ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.