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).

Location

Scattered.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Deaf sign language
Typology

Finger-spelling system.

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. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 50% in Spanish. TV. Videos. Dictionary.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Uruguayan Sign Language