Also Known As:
El Salvadoran Sign Language, Lengua de Señas Salvadoreñas, LESSA
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
Connect with other people who know Salvadoran Sign Language
Facebook page of group in El Savlador. Contains multiple videos of sign language.
Vulnerable
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
No estimate available
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use -1
Used in most domains, including official ones such as government, mass media, education, etc.
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Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2016. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Nineteenth edition (2016). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.
Bibliography of Locations:
"Glottolog." Online: http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/.
Bibliography of Context:
Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2016. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Nineteenth edition (2016). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.