Venezuelan Sign Language
E802678
Venezuelan Sign Language is the primary sign language used by the Deaf community in Venezuela, historically derived from and related to the French Sign Language family.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural language
ⓘ
sign language ⓘ |
| countryUsedIn | Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | French Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | LSV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcquisition |
learned as second language by hearing interpreters in Venezuela
ⓘ
learned natively by Deaf children of Deaf adults in Venezuela ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Lengua de Señas Venezolana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lengua de Señas de Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
community life
ⓘ
education ⓘ media ⓘ public services ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
classifier constructions
ⓘ
non-manual markers for negation ⓘ non-manual markers for questions ⓘ use of spatial grammar ⓘ |
| hasGrammarType | topic-prominent ⓘ |
| hasStatus | primary sign language of Venezuela ⓘ |
| hasType | minority language in Venezuela ⓘ |
| hasUserGroup |
Deaf people in Venezuela
ⓘ
hard of hearing people in Venezuela ⓘ sign language interpreters in Venezuela ⓘ |
| isLanguageOf | Venezuelan Deaf culture ⓘ |
| isNot |
a manual form of spoken Spanish
ⓘ
mutually intelligible with all other national sign languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | French Sign Language family ⓘ |
| modality | manual-visual ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOf | Deaf community in Venezuela ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
French Sign Language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other sign languages in the French Sign Language family ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Deaf community organizations in Venezuela
ⓘ
Deaf education in Venezuela ⓘ interpreting for television in Venezuela ⓘ public events with sign interpretation in Venezuela ⓘ religious services for Deaf people in Venezuela ⓘ |
| uses |
body posture
ⓘ
facial expressions ⓘ handshapes ⓘ movements ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no standard written form ⓘ |
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