Cape Verdian Sign Language

Cape Verdian Sign Language
Língua Gestual Caboverdiana
Native toCape Verde
Native speakers
1500
Swedish Sign
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
IETFpsr-CV

Cape Verdian Sign Language (Língua Gestual Caboverdiana)[1] is the sign language used by the deaf community in Cape Verde, numbering around 1500–4000. It is descended from Portuguese sign language and is mutually intelligible with it at the present, although it contains some local adaptations.[2] Cape Verdian sign has not been under any university research.[3][4] However, a Cape Verdian Sign dictionary was released in 2019.[5][2][6]

In 2010, a school for children who are deaf was established in Cape Verde. Another deaf school was also established in Praia.[3]

Swedish Sign Language family tree
Old British Sign Language?
(c. 1760–1900)
Swedish Sign Language
(c. 1800–present)
Portuguese Sign Language
(c. 1820–present)		Finnish Sign Language
(c. 1850–present)
Cape Verdian Sign Language
(c. 20th century–present)		Finland-Swedish Sign Language
(c. 1850–present)		Eritrean Sign Language
(c. 1950–present)
São Tomé and Príncipe Sign Language?
(c. 21st century–present)
  1. ^ RTC. "Apresentado para validação, módulo formativo de língua gestual". My Application (in European Portuguese). Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Professoras da UFSM elaboram o primeiro dicionário de gestos voltado para a população surda de Cabo Verde". UFSM (in Brazilian Portuguese). December 23, 2019. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  3. ^ a b "Cape Verde". African Sign Languages Resource Center. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  4. ^ Dicionário da Língua Gestual Cabo-verdiana. MINISTÉRIO DA EDUCAÇÃO UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA MARIA.
  5. ^ "Dicionário Língua Gestual de Cabo Verde pode revolucionar relacionamento com os surdos". Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "Ciência - Cabo Verde lança primeiro Dicionário de Língua Gestual". RFI (in Portuguese). November 12, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2024.