Uruguayan Sign Language
Uruguayan Sign Language, or Lengua de señas uruguaya (LSU), is the deaf sign language of Uruguay, used since 1910. It is not intelligible with neighboring languages, though it may have historical connections with Paraguayan Sign Language.
Uruguayan Sign Language | |
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Native to | Uruguay |
Native speakers | 7,000 (2009)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ugy |
Glottolog | urug1238 |
ELP | Uruguayan Sign Language [2] |
In 2001, LSU was recognized as an official language of Uruguay under Law 17.378.[3]
References
- Uruguayan Sign Language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Endangered Languages Project data for Uruguayan Sign Language.
- Meyers, Stephen; Lockwood, Elizabeth (2014-12-06). "The Tale of Two Civil Societies: Comparing disability rights movements in Nicaragua and Uruguay". Disability Studies Quarterly. 34 (4). doi:10.18061/dsq.v34i4.3845. ISSN 2159-8371.
External links
- Uruguayan Sign Language Dictionary - Uruguayan Sign Language Dictionary
- The Uruguayan Deaf Community - Elizabeth Parks & Holly Williams, SIL International (2013)
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^a Sign-language names reflect the region of origin. Natural sign languages are not related to the spoken language used in the same region. For example, French Sign Language originated in France, but is not related to French. Conversely, ASL and BSL both originated in English-speaking countries but are not related to each other; ASL however is related to French Sign Language.
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