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.

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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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French Sign Language family hasMember Paraguayan Sign Language