Language code: sgn
Technical information about ISO 639 language code sgn
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The table below provides technical details for the Sign Languages language, designated by the sgn code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
|
| Standard | |
| Name | Sign Languages |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | American Sign LanguageBritish Sign LanguageFrench Sign LanguageBrazilian Sign LanguageChinese Sign LanguageJapanese Sign LanguageSpanish Sign LanguageRussian Sign Language |
| Related languages | International SignPidgin Signed EnglishSigned Exact EnglishMakaton |
| Key facts | No single sign language is universalSign languages arise naturally in Deaf communities and are unrelated to the spoken languages around themGrammar relies on handshape, movement, location, orientation and non-manual markersMany sign languages form families (e.g., ASL descends from French Sign Language)Simultaneous morphology allows several linguistic units to be expressed at once |
| Sample phrase | In Sutton SignWriting (a common transcription system for many sign languages): 𝪛𝪨𝪇 𝪈𝪉 𝪤𝪊❓ |
| Character encodings | |
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The Sign Languages language, identified by the code sgn, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic-like' by its type.
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