Uruguayan Sign Language

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A language of Uruguay

ISO 639-3
ugy
Alternate Names
Lengua de Señas Uruguaya, LSU
Population

7,000 (Belloso 2009).

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Deaf sign language
Language Use

Used since 1910 in schools. Interpreters required in court. Instruction for parents of deaf children. Committee on national sign language, and an organization for sign language teachers.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 50% in Spanish. TV. Videos. Dictionary.
Other Comments

Manual alphabet for spelling.