| Ukrainian Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| Українська жестова мова Ukrayinska Zhestova Mova | |
| Native to | Ukraine |
Native speakers | 54,000 (2008)[1] |
| Official status | |
| Regulated by | Department of Sign Language Education at the Institute of Special Education of National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ukl |
| Glottolog | ukra1235 |
Ukrainian Sign Language (USL) (Ukrainian: Українська жестова мова (УЖМ), romanized: Ukrayinska zhestova mova (UZhM)) is the sign language of the deaf community of Ukraine.[2] Ukrainian Sign Language belongs to the family of French sign languages.[citation needed] Worldwide awareness of Ukrainian Sign Language rose sharply in 2014 after the release of a Ukrainian film The Tribe, where actors communicated in Ukrainian Sign Language with no spoken dialogue.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
- ^ Ukrainian Sign Language at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Ukrainian Sign Language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Deaf Actors Excel in Emotive Silent Movie - The Tribe - SLFirst Deaf Magazine, 29 April 2015
- ^ Interview: Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy - Film Comment, 19 June 2015
- ^ Louisiana International Film Festival releases full lineup for 2015: See the schedule - Nola.com, April 28, 2015
- ^ 'The Tribe' Is the Best Ukrainian Sign Language Movie So Far This Year – Vice, 14 January 2015
- ^ The Tribe – Ukrainian Sign Language Film Winning Praises – Ukie Daily, 17 June 2015
- ^ All Sign Language, No Subtitles: Behind the Ukrainian Thriller That’s Changing How We Experience Cinema – Yes Magazine, Jul 17, 2015
