Dominican Sign Language
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A language of Dominican Republic
ISO 639-3
Location
Scattered.
Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
None known. Lexical similarity: 85%–90% with ASL [ase].
Language Use
There are regional sign variations across the Dominican Republic. However, the sign language is most standardized along the center of the country from Santo Domingo to Puerto Plata. There are deaf schools, clubs, associations, and churches that use Dominican Sign Language.
Language Development
There are about 30 primary schools for deaf students across the country most of which use a variety with strong influence from ASL [ase].
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten documents [Zxxx].