Also Known As:
Lingua dei Segni Italiana, LIS-SI
Dialects & Varieties
- Lugano
- Bellinzona
Transmission of sign languages in Northern Europe
Transmission of sign languages in Northern Europe
Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
300
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
4
Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
2
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
ca. 7,500
Year information was gathered
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Location and Context
Countries
Switzerland
Location Description
Swiss-Italian cantons
Government Support
Recognized, but not official; government resources in sign languages; several government acts of support for sign languages; subsidies for sign language classes; inter-cantonal training of sign language teachers and of sign language interpreters
Institutional Support
Swiss Federation of the Deaf (SGB-FSS)
Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Swiss-German Sign Language, Swiss-French Sign Language, other sign languages
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Informative message
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"There are currently more materials available for DSGS than for the other Swiss languages, although the newly nationalized Swiss Deaf Association is currently making plans for producing such products for LSF-SR and LIS-SI as well."