Alternate Names: Lengua de Señas Uruguaya, LSU
Genealogy:
Demographics: 7,000 (Belloso 2009).
Language Use: Used since 1910 in schools. Interpreters required in court. Instruction for parents of deaf children. Committee on national sign language, and an organization for sign language teachers. Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 50% in Spanish. TV. Videos. Dictionary.
Typology: Finger-spelling system.
Nation of Origin: Uruguay