Indian Sign Language

varieties of Indo-Pakistani Sign Language used in India
Intangible modern_language Q113754817
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Indian Sign Language

Summary

Indian Sign Language is a modern language[1]. It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Indian Sign Language is in the country of India[3].
  • Indian Sign Language's instance of is recorded as modern language[4].
  • Indian Sign Language's instance of is recorded as sign language[5].
  • Indian Sign Language's instance of is recorded as regiolect[6].
  • India is named after Indian Sign Language[7].
  • Indian Sign Language is a type of Indo-Pakistani Sign Language[8].
  • Indian Sign Language's writing system is recorded as SignWriting[9].
  • Indian Sign Language's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Indian Sign Language[10].
  • Indian Sign Language's described at URL is recorded as http://aasl.aacore-central.jp/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E6%89%8B%E8%A9%B1[11].
  • Indian Sign Language's described at URL is recorded as http://aasl.aacore-central.jp/wiki/Indo-Pakistan_Sign_Language[12].
  • Indian Sign Language's language regulatory body is recorded as Indian Sign Language Research and Training Center[13].
  • Indian Sign Language's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ISL'}[14].
  • Indian Sign Language's different from is recorded as Plains Indian Sign Language[15].
  • Indian Sign Language's different from is recorded as American Indian Sign Language[16].
  • Indian Sign Language's indigenous to is recorded as India[17].
  • Indian Sign Language's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/INS[18].
  • Indian Sign Language's exact match is recorded as http://data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-23418504X[19].
  • Indian Sign Language's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 6a Vigorous[20].
  • Indian Sign Language's category for films in this language is recorded as Category:Indian Sign Language films[21].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include modern language[4], sign language[5], and regiolect[6]. Indian Sign Language is a type of Indo-Pakistani Sign Language[8].

Origins

India is named after Indian Sign Language[7].

Why It Matters

Indian Sign Language is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Ethnologue. Retrieved . ethnologue.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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