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ISO 639-3 · kvkkvk
unclassified · sign language
Korean Sign Language
한국 수화 언어
Korean Sign Language is a sign language, spoken in South Korea. Wikidata counts 180,000 first-language speakers (2008). Wikidata describes it as “deaf sign language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kvk- Glottocode
kore1273- Family
- unclassified
- EGIDS
- 4 Educational
- Centre point
- 37.00, 128.00
- Wikipedia
- 20 language editions
180,000first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
—levels in the tree
4EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Korean Sign Language · 한국 수화 언어 |
|---|---|
| Also called | KSL |
| L1 speakers | 180,000 (2008) |
| Official in | South Korea |
| Kind | sign language |
Vitality
EGIDS 4 Educational4
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelwhere it is spoken