New Zealand Sign Language

E7882

natural language official language sign language

New Zealand Sign Language is the primary sign language of the Deaf community in New Zealand and one of the country’s official languages, known for its own distinct grammar and vocabulary.

Aliases (1)

New Zealand Sign Language Act 2006 ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	natural language → official language → sign language →
countryUsedIn	New Zealand →
dateOfOfficialRecognition	2006 →
glottocode	newz1235 →
hasCommunity	New Zealand Deaf community →
hasDistinctGrammar	true →
hasDistinctVocabulary	true →
hasDomain	broadcasting → education → interpreting → public services →
hasInterpretersIn	New Zealand Parliament → New Zealand courts → New Zealand television news →
hasLexicalInfluenceFrom	British Sign Language → Māori culture-related signs →
hasLinguisticResearchOn	morphology → phonology → syntax →
hasModality	visual-gestural →
hasRegionalVariation	true →
hasSignFor	Aotearoa →
hasStatus	language of national identity for Deaf New Zealanders →
hasWordOrder	flexible → topic–comment tendencies →
hasWritingSystem	no conventional written form →
isNotMutuallyIntelligibleWith	Māori language → spoken English →
ISO6393Code	nzs →
isTaughtIn	New Zealand schools →
isUsedFor	daily communication among Deaf New Zealanders → education of Deaf students → public information access for Deaf people →
languageFamily	BANZSL →
legalRecognitionByAct	New Zealand Sign Language Act 2006 →
officialLanguageAlongside	English → Māori →
oneOfOfficialLanguagesOf	New Zealand →
primaryLanguageOf	Deaf community in New Zealand →
recognizedAsOfficialLanguageIn	New Zealand →
sharesAncestryWith	Australian Sign Language → British Sign Language →
usedByCommunity	Deaf Māori →
usesArticulators	body → face → hands →
usesNonManualFeatures	body posture → facial expressions →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
New Zealand Parliament → North Island →	hasOfficialLanguage
BANZSL →	hasMember
British Sign Language →	influences
British Sign Language →	isMutuallyIntelligibleWith
BANZSL →	languageFamilyOf
New Zealand Sign Language ("New Zealand Sign Language Act 2006") →	legalRecognitionByAct
New Zealand →	officialLanguage
New Zealand government →	officialLanguagesRecognized
BANZSL →	sharesHistoricalOriginWith
BANZSL →	sharesLexiconWith
BANZSL →	sharesManySignsWith
BANZSL →	sharesTwoHandedAlphabetWith
New Zealand education sector →	supportsOfficialLanguages