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.

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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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French Sign Language family hasMember Jordanian Sign Language