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Sivia Sign Language
Native toPeru
RegionSivia
Native speakers
12 native deaf speakers (2015–2016)[1]
15–18 proficient hearing speakers, additional learners
Language codes
ISO 639-3lsv
Glottologsivi1235

Sivia Sign Language is the deaf sign language of the Quechua town of Sivia in Peru. It is not related to Peruvian Sign Language.[2]

The first generation consists of a deaf woman born in 1972, her deaf younger sister born in 1984, and a deaf friend of intermediate age.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Brenda Clark, A Grammatical Sketch of Sivia Sign Language
  2. ^ [1]
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