Venezuelan Sign Language
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A language of Venezuela
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Lengua de Señas Venezolana
Location
Scattered.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
None known. Sign language used in school is different from that used by adults outside.
Typology
Finger-spelling system.
Language Use
Schools for the deaf since 1937 which use sign language. Deaf people attend college with a sign language interpreter. Also use Spanish [spa], due to national bilingual education program.
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. Agencies: Asociación de Sordomudos de Caracas; Federación Venezolana de Sordos.
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten documents [Zxxx].