Tanzanian Sign Language

sign languages developed in Tanzania
Intangible sign_language Q7684177
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Tanzanian Sign Language

Summary

Tanzanian Sign Language is a sign language[1]. It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Tanzanian Sign Language is in the country of Tanzania[3].
  • Tanzanian Sign Language's instance of is recorded as sign language[4].
  • Tanzanian Sign Language's instance of is recorded as modern language[5].
  • Tanzanian Sign Language's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -6, 'lon': 35}[6].
  • Tanzanian Sign Language's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tanzanian Sign Language[7].
  • Tanzanian Sign Language's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+278000'}[8].
  • Tanzanian Sign Language's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'TSL'}[9].
  • Tanzanian Sign Language's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'sw', 'text': 'TAL'}[10].
  • Tanzanian Sign Language's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/TZA[11].
  • Tanzanian Sign Language's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 5 Developing[12].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include sign language[4] and modern language[5].

Why It Matters

Tanzanian Sign Language is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Ethnologue. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Ethnologue. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wals.info. wals.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Ethnologue. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . africansignlanguagesresourcecenter.com. Retrieved . africansignlanguagesresourcecenter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . africansignlanguagesresourcecenter.com. Retrieved . africansignlanguagesresourcecenter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Ethnologue. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 12d ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Number of speakers, writers, or signers {'amount': '+278000'}
    Ethnologue language status 5 Developing
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    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ro */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/45819|batch #45819]]: signlanguagero"
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