Kaapor Sign Language
A language of Brazil
| Population | 7 (1986 J. Kakumasu). |
| Region | Maranhão. |
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Brazil, reference number 88 |
| Alternate names | “Urubú Sign Language” |
| Classification | Deaf sign language |
| Language use | 500 L2 users. The deaf are monolingual in sign language. About one of every 75 is deaf. Urubu hearing children grow up knowing both verbal and sign systems. |
| Comments | OSV. |
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