Moroccan Sign Language

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Moroccan Sign Language is the primary sign language used by the Deaf community in Morocco, historically derived from and influenced by French Sign Language.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural language
sign language
countryUsedIn Morocco NERFINISHED
derivedFrom French Sign Language NERFINISHED
hasAcquisition also learned by hearing family members of Deaf Moroccans
primarily learned natively by Deaf children in Morocco
hasAlternativeName LSM NERFINISHED
Langue des signes marocaine NERFINISHED
hasCommunitySize tens of thousands of users (approximate)
hasContactWith other sign languages used in North Africa
hasLexicalSimilarityWith French Sign Language NERFINISHED
hasLinguisticType subject–object–verb dominant word order (approximate)
hasModality manual and non-manual articulators
hasPhonology handshape-based phonology
location-based phonology
movement-based phonology
non-manual markers
orientation-based phonology
hasResearchStatus under-documented compared to major sign languages
hasSociolinguisticFeature influence from French through education history
influence from spoken Moroccan Arabic through mouthing and loan signs
regional variation within Morocco
hasStatus minority language in Morocco
hasUserCommunity Moroccan Deaf community NERFINISHED
influencedBy French Sign Language NERFINISHED
ISO6393Code xms
languageFamily French Sign Language family NERFINISHED
languageModality visual-gestural
notSameAs American Sign Language NERFINISHED
Arabic Sign Language NERFINISHED
International Sign NERFINISHED
primaryUsers Deaf community in Morocco
recognizedAs language of the Deaf community in Morocco
regionUsedIn North Africa NERFINISHED
usedBy Deaf people in Morocco
usedFor community and cultural activities of Deaf Moroccans
education of Deaf children in Morocco
informal communication among Deaf Moroccans
usedIn Casablanca NERFINISHED
Deaf associations in Morocco
Deaf schools in Morocco
Fes NERFINISHED
Marrakesh NERFINISHED
Rabat NERFINISHED
interpreting services in Morocco
urban areas of Morocco
writingSystem no widely used standardized written form

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French Sign Language family hasMember Moroccan Sign Language