Hong Kong Sign Language

Summary

Hong Kong Sign Language is a sign language^[1]. It draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (sign_language category, ranking #46 of 163).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hong Kong Sign Language is in the country of People's Republic of China^[3].
• Hong Kong Sign Language's instance of is recorded as sign language^[4].
• Hong Kong Sign Language's instance of is recorded as modern language^[5].
• Hong Kong Sign Language's ISO 639-3 code is recorded as hks^[6].
• Hong Kong Sign Language's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2007020076^[7].
• Hong Kong Sign Language's subclass of is recorded as Chinese Sign Language^[8].
• Hong Kong Sign Language's IETF language tag is recorded as hks^[9].
• Hong Kong Sign Language's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05sxbr3^[10].
• Hong Kong Sign Language's Linguist List code is recorded as hks^[11].
• Hong Kong Sign Language's Glottolog code is recorded as hong1241^[12].
• Hong Kong Sign Language's WALS lect code is recorded as hks^[13].
• Hong Kong Sign Language's Ethnologue.com language code is recorded as hks^[14].
• Hong Kong Sign Language's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'HKSL'}^[15].
• Hong Kong Sign Language's FAST ID is recorded as 1744474^[16].
• Hong Kong Sign Language's endangeredlanguages.com ID is recorded as 7184^[17].
• Hong Kong Sign Language's indigenous to is recorded as Hong Kong^[18].
• Hong Kong Sign Language's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/HKS^[19].
• Hong Kong Sign Language's exact match is recorded as http://data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-133100286^[20].
• Hong Kong Sign Language's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 6a Vigorous^[21].
• Hong Kong Sign Language's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/7fe034c7-a3f2-4074-b442-fe4a5ad3c327^[22].
• Hong Kong Sign Language's Deaf Movie Database language ID is recorded as hong-kong-sign-language^[23].

Why It Matters

Hong Kong Sign Language draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (sign_language category, ranking #46 of 163).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

It has been cited as an influence by Taiwanese Sign Language^[26], a sign language^[27], in Taiwan^[28].

FAQs

Who did Hong Kong Sign Language influence?

Hong Kong Sign Language has been cited as an influence by Taiwanese Sign Language^[26].