Chilean Sign Language

Chilean Sign Language is a sign language, spoken in Chile. Wikidata counts about 21,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “primary sign language of Chile”.

5 · Developing21,000

Wikidata record Glottolog

At a glance

ISO 639-3: csg
Glottocode: chil1264
Family: unclassified
EGIDS: 5 Developing
Wikipedia: 14 language editions

—first-language speakers

—second-language speakers

1countries

—scripts

—levels in the tree

5EGIDS level

Facts

Name	Chilean Sign Language
Also called	LSCh
All speakers	21,000
Kind	sign language

Vitality

EGIDS 5 Developing5

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level

where it is spoken

Countries

Chile9 languages in the index

Also spoken in Chile

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