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Chilean Sign Language

Chilean Sign Language is a sign language spoken in Chile, by about 21 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.

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Sign languages are full natural languages with their own grammar, unrelated to the spoken languages around them.

Chilean Sign Language (Spanish: Lengua de señas chilena, LSCh) is the sign language of Chile's seven deaf institutions. It is used by people all over Chile and is the primary language used by the deaf community, being used for television interpretations. There is variation within the language depending on factors such as geographical location, age, and educational background.

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