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Valencian Sign Language (Valencian: Llengua de signes valenciana [ˈʎeŋɡwa ðe ˈsiŋnez valensiˈana]), or LSV, is a sign language used by deaf people in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is closely related to Catalan Sign Language (LSC); they are variously described as similar languages or as dialects of a single language.
Valencian (valencià) or the Valencian language (llengua valenciana) is the official, historical and traditional name used in the Valencian Community of Spain to refer to the Romance language also known as Catalan, either as a whole or in its Valencia-specific linguistic forms.
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However, Catalan Sign Language, Valencian Sign Language as well as the Spanish Sign Language dialects used in eastern Andalusia, Canary Islands, Galicia and Basque Country are the most distinctive lexically (between 10 and 30% difference in the use of nouns, depending on the case).
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A language profile for Valencian Sign Language. Get a detailed look at the language, from population to dialects and usage.
Valencian Sign Language (vsv-vsv) = 6b (Threatened). Provincially recognized language in Valencia (2006, Law 1-2006, Autonomy Statute of Valencia, Article 13(4)). Glottocode: vale1251
“Valencian Sign Language [vsv] (A language of Spain) • Alternate Names: Lengua de Signos Valenciana, Llengua de Signes en la Comunitat Valenciana, Llengua de Signes Valenciana, LSCV, LSV • Population: 6,000 (2014). Deaf sign language users, total for all three sign languages in
