Bolivian Sign Language
E802679
Bolivian Sign Language is the primary sign language used by the Deaf community in Bolivia, historically derived from the French Sign Language family.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
language of Bolivia
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ sign language ⓘ |
| communicationRole | primary language of many Deaf Bolivians ⓘ |
| community | Bolivian Deaf community ⓘ |
| country | Bolivia ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | French Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | LSB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
LSB
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lengua de Señas Boliviana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
Deaf culture in Bolivia
ⓘ
Deaf education in Bolivia ⓘ everyday communication among Deaf Bolivians ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology | non-linear, simultaneous morphology typical of sign languages ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalParameters |
handshape
ⓘ
location ⓘ movement ⓘ non-manual markers ⓘ orientation ⓘ |
| hasUserGroup | Deaf associations in Bolivia ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | varies; often topic–comment ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Spanish (through mouthing and loan signs) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | bvl ⓘ |
| languageFamily | French Sign Language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | minority language in Bolivia ⓘ |
| modality | visual-gestural ⓘ |
| notMutuallyIntelligibleWith |
American Sign Language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
spoken Spanish ⓘ |
| primaryUsers | Deaf community in Bolivia ⓘ |
| recognizedStatus | limited or partial recognition in Bolivian policy contexts ⓘ |
| region |
Cochabamba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Paz NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Deaf people in urban areas of Bolivia ⓘ |
| usedIn | Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | some schools for the Deaf in Bolivia ⓘ |
| usedInReligion | some religious services for Deaf communities in Bolivia ⓘ |
| usesArticulators |
body
ⓘ
face ⓘ hands ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no widely used standardized writing system ⓘ |
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