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