Providencia Sign Language
PrintA language of Colombia
ISO 639-3
Population
19 (1986). Known by most people on the island including 19 born deaf out of 2,500 to 3,000 population (Washabaugh 1986).
Location
Providencia Island off Nicaraguan coast.
Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification
Dialects
Not exposed to other sign languages. East differs from west with some variation between villages.
Language Development
No use of finger spelling.
Language Resources
High deaf population probably caused by in-breeding. Deaf fairly well integrated into daily activities.