Jordanian Sign Language
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A language of Jordan
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
LIU, Lughat il-Ishaarah il-Urduniyyah
Location
Scattered.
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
None known. LIU signers understand Egyptian Sign Language (LIM) [esl] to some extent, despite lexical differences. Not the same as Unified Arabic Sign Language, an artificial system promoted by representatives of 18 Arabic-speaking countries (Rashdan 2016). Relatively low lexical similarity with Egyptian Sign Language (LIM) [esl] (Hendriks 2008).
Typology
Content Q-Word Position: Final; Content Q-Word: One general plus some specific; Negation: Manual-dominant, Special emphatic negators; Fingerspelling: One-handed (Arabic script).
Language Use
Vigorous. Used by all.
Language Development
Grammar.
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten documents [Zxxx].