Martha's Vineyard Sign Language

Summary

Martha's Vineyard Sign Language is a sign language^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of sign_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Martha's Vineyard Sign Language is in the country of United States^[3].
• Martha's Vineyard Sign Language's instance of is recorded as sign language^[4].
• Martha's Vineyard Sign Language's instance of is recorded as extinct language^[5].
• Martha's Vineyard Sign Language's ISO 639-3 code is recorded as mre^[6].
• Martha's Vineyard Sign Language's subclass of is recorded as village sign language^[7].
• Martha's Vineyard Sign Language's IETF language tag is recorded as mre^[8].
• Martha's Vineyard Sign Language's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/022p9_^[9].
• Martha's Vineyard Sign Language's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Martha's Vineyard Sign Language^[10].
• Martha's Vineyard Sign Language's Linguist List code is recorded as mre^[11].
• Martha's Vineyard Sign Language's Glottolog code is recorded as mart1251^[12].
• Martha's Vineyard Sign Language's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/deafness-on-Marthas-Vineyard^[13].
• Martha's Vineyard Sign Language's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'MVSL'}^[14].
• Martha's Vineyard Sign Language's endangeredlanguages.com ID is recorded as 7209^[15].
• Martha's Vineyard Sign Language's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/MRE^[16].

Why It Matters

Martha's Vineyard Sign Language ranks in the top 3% of sign_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]

It has been cited as an influence by American Sign Language^[19], a sign language^[20], in United States^[21], founded in 1817^[22].

FAQs

Who did Martha's Vineyard Sign Language influence?

Martha's Vineyard Sign Language has been cited as an influence by American Sign Language^[19].