Peruvian Sign Language

E802676

Peruvian Sign Language is the primary sign language used by the Deaf community in Peru, historically derived from and related to the French Sign Language family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural language
sign language
country Peru
derivedFrom French Sign Language NERFINISHED
hasAcquisition learned in Deaf schools in Peru
primarily learned natively by Deaf children of Deaf adults in Peru
hasAlternativeName LSP NERFINISHED
Lengua de Señas Peruana NERFINISHED
hasCommunity Peruvian Deaf community NERFINISHED
hasDomainOfUse community events in Peruvian Deaf culture
education of Deaf children in Peru
interpreting services in Peru
religious services for Deaf people in Peru
television interpreting in Peru
hasEducationPolicyContext used in some bilingual Deaf education programs in Peru
hasGrammarType subject–object–verb order (approximate)
hasLexicalSource borrowings from other sign languages
indigenous sign innovations in Peru
hasLinguisticTypology non-linear morphology
use of classifier constructions
use of facial expressions as grammatical markers
use of role shift
use of spatial grammar
hasMediaPresence used in some Peruvian television news interpreting
hasModalityFeature non-manual markers
two-handed manual signs
use of signing space
hasRelationTo French Sign Language NERFINISHED
Latin American sign languages NERFINISHED
hasResearchStatus described in sign language linguistic studies
hasSociolinguisticFeature generational variation
influence from contact with spoken Spanish
regional variation within Peru
hasStatus primary sign language of Peru’s Deaf community
hasUserGroup Deaf associations in Peru
Deaf schools in Peru
hasUserPopulation Deaf signers in Peru (exact number uncertain)
isNotMutuallyIntelligibleWith Spanish NERFINISHED
spoken Quechua
ISO6393Code prl
languageFamily French Sign Language family
primaryModality visual-gestural
recognizedIn Peru NERFINISHED
usedBy Deaf community in Peru
usedIn Lima NERFINISHED
urban areas of Peru
writingSystem no standard written form

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French Sign Language family hasMember Peruvian Sign Language