Slovak Sign Language

E803226

Slovak Sign Language is the primary visual-gestural language used by the Deaf community in Slovakia, belonging to the French Sign Language family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural language
sign language
belongsTo French Sign Language family NERFINISHED
communicationChannel face-to-face signing
video-based communication
countryUsedIn Slovakia NERFINISHED
hasAbbreviation SVK-SL (nonstandard, descriptive)
hasLinguisticLevel morphology
phonology
pragmatics
semantics
syntax
hasNeighbouringContactWith Austrian Sign Language NERFINISHED
Czech Sign Language NERFINISHED
Hungarian Sign Language NERFINISHED
Polish Sign Language NERFINISHED
hasParameter handshape
location
movement
non-manual markers
orientation
hasType minority language in Slovakia
hasUserGroup Deaf people in Slovakia
children of Deaf adults in Slovakia
hard of hearing people in Slovakia
isDistinctFrom American Sign Language NERFINISHED
Czech Sign Language NERFINISHED
Slovak language
isNot manually coded form of Slovak
spoken language
ISO6393Code svk
languageFamily French Sign Language family
modality manual-visual
primaryLanguageOf Deaf community in Slovakia
region Central Europe
usedBy sign language interpreters in Slovakia
usedFor accessibility services in Slovakia
education of Deaf children in Slovakia
everyday communication among Deaf people in Slovakia
usedIn Deaf associations in Slovakia
Deaf cultural events in Slovakia
Deaf schools in Slovakia
interpreting services in Slovakia
uses body movements
facial expressions
handshapes
writingSystem no standard written form

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French Sign Language family hasMember Slovak Sign Language