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Nicaraguan Sign Language

A language of Nicaragua

ISO 639-3: ncs

Population	3,000 (1997 Asociación Nacional de Sordos de Nicaragua).
Region	Widespread, especially Managua.
Alternate names	Idioma de Señas de Nicaragua
Dialects	2 sign languages in Nicaragua. Unrelated to El Salvadoran [esn], Costa Rican [csr], or other sign languages.
Classification	Deaf sign language
Language use	Increasing use among hearing people. Users know little Spanish.
Language development	Taught in primary and secondary schools. Dictionary.
Writing system	SignWriting.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

PARKS, Elizabeth, author. 2012. "The Deaf People of Nicaragua."  

PARKS, Elizabeth, author; PARKS, Jason, editor. 2011. Americas Area Sign Language Survey Report Video Summaries in American Sign Language.

PARKS, Elizabeth, author; PARKS, Jason, editor. 2012. Americas Area Sign Language Survey Report Video Summaries in American Sign Language - Nicaragua.