Hong Kong Sign Language

HKS

vigorous

Alternate Names: Heung Kong Sau Yue, HKSL

Dialects: None known. 40% similarity with Chinese Sign Language ,, 42%–52% similarity with Taiwan Sign Language ,.

Genealogy:

Deaf sign language

Demographics: 20,000 (2007).

Language Use: All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 70%–80% in written Chinese. Dictionary.

Nation of Origin: Hong Kong