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Brazilian Sign Language (Portuguese: Língua Brasileira de Sinais [ˈlĩɡwɐ bɾaziˈlejɾɐ dʒi siˈnajs]) is the sign language used by deaf communities of Brazil. It is commonly known in short as Libras (pronounced). Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) is a well-established language and legally recognized. [3]
Terena Sign Language: village: Brazil Trinidad and Tobago Sign Language: isolate? ASL taught in schools; most deaf bilingual Uruguayan Sign Language: Old French Sign Language "Lengua de Señas Uruguaya" Ka'apor Sign Language: village (a.k.a. Urubu Sign Language, although this name is pejorative) Venezuelan Sign Language: isolate "Lengua de ...
Brazilian Sign Language: French Sign Language family: Brazil: Legally recognized in Brazil, on April 24, 2002 under Law 10.436 [3] 600,000 (2019) Ethiopian sign languages: Ethiopian sign language family Ethiopia: 560,000 (2021) Spanish Sign Language: French Sign Language family or Language isolate (disputed) Spain except Catalonia and Valencia
Despite the fact that Portuguese is the official language of Brazil and the vast majority of Brazilians speak only Portuguese, there are several other languages spoken in the country. According to the president of IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) there are an estimated 210 languages spoken in Brazil. 154 are Amerindian ...
Meir et al. define a village sign language as one which "arise[s] in an existing, relatively insular community into which a number of deaf children are born." [1] The term "rural sign language" refers to almost the same concept. [2] In many cases, the sign language is known throughout the community by a large portion of the hearing population.
There are many other languages once spoken in South America that are extinct today (such as the extinct languages of the Marañón River basin). In Brazil, there are around 135 indigenous languages confirmed. The regions with the most speakers are North and Central-West Brazil, where there is a larger concentration of native people.
Pages in category "Sign languages of Brazil" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Madsen, Willard J. (1982), Intermediate Conversational Sign Language. Gallaudet University Press. ISBN 978-0-913580-79-0. O'Reilly, S. (2005). Indigenous Sign Language and Culture; the interpreting and access needs of Deaf people who are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander in Far North Queensland. Sponsored by ASLIA, the Australian Sign ...