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Nicaraguan Sign Language - Wikipedia

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Nicaraguan Sign Language (ISN; Spanish: Idioma de Señas de Nicaragua) is a form of sign language which developed largely spontaneously among deaf children in a number of schools in Nicaragua in the 1980s. It is of particular interest to linguists as it offers them a unique opportunity to study what they believe to be the birth of a new language. Before the 1970s, a deaf community largely socializing with and amongst each other was not present in Nicaragua. [[2]] Deaf people were generally isolated from one another and mostly used simple home sign systems and gesture (mímicas) to communicate with their families and friends, though there were several cases of idioglossia among deaf siblings.[3] The conditions necessary for a language to arise occurred in 1977, when a center for special education established a scheme which was initially attended by 50 deaf children. The number of pupils at the school (in the Managua neighborhood of San Judas) then grew to 100 by 1979, the beginning of the

Nicaraguan Sign Language - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Deaf-community sign language This article includes a list of general references but lacks corresponding inline citations . Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( April 2011 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Nicaraguan Sign Language Idioma de Señas de Nicaragua, ISN Native to Nicaragua Region The Managua region and spreading throughout the country Native speakers 3,000 (1997) [ 1 ] Language family Deaf-community sign language : developed as a creole languag

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