| Paraguayan Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Paraguay |
Native speakers | 15,000 (2009)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pys |
| Glottolog | para1318 |
Paraguayan Sign Language (Spanish:Lengua de señas paraguaya,LSPY), is thedeaf sign language ofParaguay. It is not intelligible with neighboring languages, nor withAmerican Sign Language, but speakers report that it has historical connections withUruguayan Sign Language. It developed outside the schools, and was only used in education in 2009.[2]
Paraguay is notably a bilingual country, where bothSpanish andGuarani are spoken. The Language Law No. 4251 provides forfingerspelling adequate to both languages.[3]
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