Kenyan Sign Language
E783937
Kenyan Sign Language is the primary visual-gestural language used by the Deaf community in Kenya, with its own distinct grammar and vocabulary separate from spoken Kenyan languages.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural language
ⓘ
sign language ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
American Sign Language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzanian Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ Ugandan Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationPolicyContext | used as medium of instruction in some Kenyan Deaf schools ⓘ |
| hasAcquisition | acquired natively by Deaf children of signing parents in Kenya ⓘ |
| hasCommunity | Kenyan Deaf community ⓘ |
| hasCommunityOrganization | Kenya National Association of the Deaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialect | regional varieties within Kenya ⓘ |
| hasGrammar | distinct grammar from spoken Kenyan languages ⓘ |
| hasLexicalInfluenceFrom |
American Sign Language (to some extent)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Sign Language (to some extent) NERFINISHED ⓘ local home sign systems in Kenya ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticStructure | uses handshape, movement, location, orientation, and facial expressions ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | uses spatial morphology and non-manual markers ⓘ |
| hasNonManualFeatures |
body posture
ⓘ
facial expressions ⓘ head movements ⓘ |
| hasResearchField | sign linguistics ⓘ |
| hasStatus | major sign language of East Africa ⓘ |
| hasVocabulary | distinct vocabulary from spoken Kenyan languages ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | flexible word order depending on discourse ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | xki ⓘ |
| languageFamily | sign languages of East Africa ⓘ |
| modality | visual-gestural language ⓘ |
| notMutuallyIntelligibleWith |
spoken English
ⓘ
spoken Kenyan languages ⓘ spoken Swahili ⓘ |
| primaryUsers | Deaf community in Kenya ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Government of Kenya (educational contexts) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Deaf Kenyans
ⓘ
hard of hearing Kenyans ⓘ sign language interpreters in Kenya ⓘ |
| usedFor |
education of Deaf children in Kenya
ⓘ
public service interpreting in Kenya ⓘ religious services for Deaf Kenyans ⓘ social interaction among Deaf Kenyans ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Deaf associations in Kenya
ⓘ
Deaf churches in Kenya ⓘ Deaf sports and cultural events in Kenya ⓘ Kenyan media accessibility in some programs ⓘ Kenyan schools for the Deaf ⓘ informal communication among Deaf Kenyans ⓘ |
| usesFingerspellingFrom | English alphabet ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no widely used native written form ⓘ |
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