Ecuadorian Sign Language
E803227
Ecuadorian Sign Language is the primary visual-gestural language used by the Deaf community in Ecuador, historically derived from the French Sign Language family.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural language
ⓘ
sign language ⓘ |
| communicationChannel |
face-to-face interaction
ⓘ
video communication ⓘ |
| countryUsedIn | Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcquisition |
acquired natively by Deaf children of signing parents in Ecuador
ⓘ
learned as a second language by hearing interpreters in Ecuador ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
LSE
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lengua de Señas Ecuatoriana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunity | Ecuadorian Deaf community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunityInstitution | Deaf associations in major Ecuadorian cities ⓘ |
| hasGrammarType | non-linear morphology typical of sign languages ⓘ |
| hasLexiconSource |
historical influence from French Sign Language
ⓘ
indigenous lexical innovations in Ecuador ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticType | subject–object–verb dominant word order (in glossing) ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalParameters |
handshape
ⓘ
location ⓘ movement ⓘ non-manual markers ⓘ orientation ⓘ |
| hasRelationTo |
French Sign Language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Latin American sign languages ⓘ |
| hasStatus | primary language for many Deaf Ecuadorians ⓘ |
| hasUserGroup |
Deaf educators in Ecuador
ⓘ
children of Deaf adults in Ecuador ⓘ sign language interpreters in Ecuador ⓘ |
| isNot |
dialect of Spanish
ⓘ
manually coded Spanish ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | ecs ⓘ |
| languageFamily | French Sign Language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modality |
gestural
ⓘ
visual ⓘ |
| primaryUsers | Deaf community in Ecuador ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | some educational and governmental institutions in Ecuador ⓘ |
| region | South America ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Deaf people in Cuenca
ⓘ
Deaf people in Guayaquil ⓘ Deaf people in Quito ⓘ |
| usedFor |
education of Deaf children in Ecuador (to varying degrees)
ⓘ
everyday communication among Deaf Ecuadorians ⓘ interpreting in public services in Ecuador ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Deaf associations in Ecuador
ⓘ
religious services for Deaf communities in Ecuador ⓘ schools for the Deaf in Ecuador ⓘ television interpreting for Deaf viewers in Ecuador ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no widely used standardized written form ⓘ |
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