Brazilian Sign Language

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Brazilian Sign Language is the primary sign language used by the Deaf community in Brazil, recognized officially and shaped by both local development and historical influence from French Sign Language.

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instanceOf language of Brazil
natural language
sign language
country Brazil
developedIn Brazil NERFINISHED
hasAbbreviation Libras NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Brazilian Sign NERFINISHED
Libras (Brazilian acronym) NERFINISHED
hasCommunity Brazilian Deaf community
hasLexicalInfluenceFrom Portuguese (through mouthing and loan signs)
hasLinguisticResearch conducted in Brazilian universities
hasModality visual-gestural
hasName Língua Brasileira de Sinais NERFINISHED
hasPhonologicalParameters handshape
location
movement
non-manual markers
orientation
hasRegionalVariation dialects across different Brazilian states
hasStandardizationEfforts Brazilian Deaf associations
Brazilian Ministry of Education NERFINISHED
hasStatus minority language in Brazil
hasSubject-Verb-ObjectOrder variable word order depending on discourse
hasUserPopulation hundreds of thousands of signers in Brazil
influencedBy French Sign Language NERFINISHED
ISO639-3Code bzs
languageFamily French Sign Language family
legalInstrument Brazilian Law 10.436/2002 NERFINISHED
legalRecognitionYear 2002
legalStatus recognized by Brazilian federal law
notMutuallyIntelligibleWith American Sign Language NERFINISHED
spoken Portuguese
primaryUsers Deaf community in Brazil
recognizedAs official language for communication of Deaf communities in Brazil
regulatedBy Decree 5.626/2005 in Brazil NERFINISHED
taughtAt Brazilian universities
teacher training programs for Deaf education in Brazil
usedBy hearing interpreters in Brazil
usedIn Brazilian media accessibility
Deaf education in Brazil
interpreting services in Brazil
usedInEducationPolicy bilingual education for Deaf students in Brazil
usesArticulation body posture
facial expressions
handshapes
locations
movements
writingSystem no standard native written form

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French Sign Language family hasMember Brazilian Sign Language