Uruguayan Sign Language
Official deaf sign language of Uruguay / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Uruguayan Sign Language (Spanish: Lengua de señas uruguaya, LSU) is the deaf sign language of Uruguay, used since 1910. It is not intelligible with neighboring languages, though it may have historical connections with Paraguayan Sign Language.
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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 |
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In 2001, LSU was recognized as an official language of Uruguay under Law 17.378.[2]