Egyptian Sign Language
E802683
Egyptian Sign Language is the primary visual-gestural language used by the Deaf community in Egypt, belonging to the broader French Sign Language family.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural language
ⓘ
sign language ⓘ |
| communicationMode |
face-to-face
ⓘ
interpreted on television ⓘ |
| countryOfUse | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
American Sign Language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arabic Sign Language (pan-Arab varieties) NERFINISHED ⓘ British Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcquisition |
learned as second language by hearing family members of Deaf Egyptians
ⓘ
learned natively by Deaf children of Deaf parents in Egypt ⓘ |
| hasCommunity | Egyptian Deaf community ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
education
ⓘ
family communication ⓘ social media content by Deaf Egyptians ⓘ television broadcasting ⓘ workplace communication ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticLevel |
morphology
ⓘ
phonology ⓘ pragmatics ⓘ semantics ⓘ syntax ⓘ |
| hasRelation | historical links to French Sign Language ⓘ |
| hasUserGroup |
Deaf Egyptians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hard of hearing Egyptians ⓘ |
| hasVariation | regional variation within Egypt ⓘ |
| isNot |
dialect of spoken Arabic
ⓘ
signed form of Egyptian Arabic ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | has ISO 639-3 code (reported in linguistic databases) ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Francosign language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | French Sign Language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modality | manual-visual ⓘ |
| primaryUsers | Deaf community in Egypt ⓘ |
| recognitionStatus | limited official recognition in Egypt ⓘ |
| region |
Middle East
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ |
| usedBy | sign language interpreters in Egypt ⓘ |
| usedFor | accessibility and inclusion of Deaf people in Egypt ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Deaf education in Egypt
ⓘ
community events of Deaf Egyptians ⓘ media accessibility in Egypt ⓘ religious services with sign interpretation in Egypt ⓘ |
| uses |
body posture
ⓘ
facial expressions ⓘ handshapes ⓘ movements ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no standard written form ⓘ |
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