Moroccan Sign Language
E804771
Moroccan Sign Language is the primary sign language used by the Deaf community in Morocco, historically derived from and influenced by French Sign Language.
Statements (47)
| 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
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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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