Paraguayan Sign Language
E804770
Paraguayan Sign Language is the primary sign language used by the Deaf community in Paraguay, historically derived from and related to the French Sign Language family.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural language
ⓘ
sign language ⓘ |
| countryUsedIn | Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | French Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcquisition | typically acquired natively by Deaf children of Deaf adults in Paraguay ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
LSPy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lengua de Señas Paraguaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunity | Paraguayan Deaf community ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom | regional sign languages in South America ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticType | subject–object–verb dominant word order (in glossing) ⓘ |
| hasPhonology | uses handshape, location, movement, orientation, and non-manual markers ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Asunción
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
urban areas of Paraguay ⓘ |
| hasRelationTo | French Sign Language family sign languages in Latin America ⓘ |
| hasSecondLanguageLearners |
hearing family members of Deaf Paraguayans
ⓘ
sign language interpreters in Paraguay ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
minority language in Paraguay
ⓘ
primary language of many Deaf Paraguayans ⓘ |
| languageCodeStatus | may lack ISO 639-3 code or be inconsistently coded ⓘ |
| languageFamily | French Sign Language family ⓘ |
| modality | visual-gestural ⓘ |
| notMutuallyIntelligibleWith |
Guaraní
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paraguayan Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOf | Deaf community in Paraguay ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Deaf people in Paraguay
ⓘ
hard of hearing people in Paraguay ⓘ |
| usedFor |
education of Deaf children in Paraguay (to varying degrees)
ⓘ
interpreting in public services for Deaf Paraguayans ⓘ religious services for Deaf people in Paraguay ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Deaf associations in Paraguay
ⓘ
Deaf schools in Paraguay ⓘ informal communication among Deaf Paraguayans ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no standard written form ⓘ |
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