Jordanian Sign Language
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Jordanian Sign Language is the primary sign language used by the Deaf community in Jordan, sharing historical roots and linguistic features with the broader French Sign Language family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jordanian Sign Language canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural language
ⓘ
sign language ⓘ |
| countryUsedIn | Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcquisitionType |
first language for many Deaf Jordanians
ⓘ
second language for some hearing Jordanians ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | JSL (Jordanian Sign Language) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunity | Jordanian Deaf community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomainOfUse |
Deaf community organizations in Jordan
ⓘ
education of the Deaf in Jordan ⓘ media and interpreting in Jordan ⓘ religious services for Deaf people in Jordan ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | jord1235 ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | jos ⓘ |
| hasLexicalInfluenceFrom |
local Deaf community innovations
ⓘ
other regional sign languages ⓘ |
| hasPhonologyType | manual and non-manual parameters ⓘ |
| hasStatus | de facto primary sign language of Jordan ⓘ |
| hasType | national sign language ⓘ |
| hasUserGroup |
Deaf Jordanians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
families of Deaf Jordanians ⓘ sign language interpreters in Jordan ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | flexible word order ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | no widely used standardized written form ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom | Arabic Sign Language (pan-Arab varieties) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNotMutuallyIntelligibleWith | spoken Arabic ⓘ |
| isPartOf | global community of Francosign languages ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | linguistic research on sign languages in the Middle East ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn | some schools for the Deaf in Jordan ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
interpretation between Deaf and hearing people in Jordan
ⓘ
intra-community communication among Deaf Jordanians ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
Amman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
urban areas of Jordan ⓘ |
| languageCodeStandard | ISO 639-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | French Sign Language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modality | visual-gestural ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOf | Deaf community in Jordan ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| sharesHistoricalRootsWith | French Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesLinguisticFeaturesWith | French Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesNonManualFeatures |
body posture
ⓘ
facial expressions ⓘ mouth movements ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.