Uruguayan Sign Language | |
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Lengua de señas uruguaya | |
Native to | Uruguay |
Native speakers | 7,000 (2009)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ugy |
Glottolog | urug1238 |
ELP | Uruguayan Sign Language |
Uruguayan Sign Language (Spanish:Lengua de señas uruguaya,LSU) is thedeaf sign language ofUruguay, used since 1910. It is not intelligible with neighboring languages, though it may have historical connections withParaguayan Sign Language.
In 2001, LSU was recognized as an official language of Uruguay under Law 17.378.[2]
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