Croatian Sign Language | |
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Hrvatski znakovni jezik | |
Native to | Croatia |
Native speakers | 6,500 (2019)
[1] out of 20,000 deaf [1] |
French Sign
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
csq |
Glottolog |
croa1242 |
Croatian sign language (Hrvatski znakovni jezik, HZJ [2] [3]) is a sign language of the deaf community in Croatia. [4] [5] It has in the past been regarded as a dialect of Yugoslav Sign Language, although the dialectical diversity of the former Yugoslavia has not been assessed. [6]
The first school for the deaf in Croatia was formed in Zagreb in 1885. [7] The Sign Language and Deaf Culture conference was held in Zagreb, Croatia from May 3–5, 2001. [8] In 2004, a project to establish a grammar of HZJ was started by researchers at Purdue University and the University of Zagreb. [9]
By law Croatian Radiotelevision is to promote the translation of programs into HZJ. [10] Major centres of education in HZJ are found in Zagreb, Split, Rijeka, and Osijek. [11]
Organizations for the deaf in Croatia include the Croatian Association of Deafblind Persons DODIR, which was established in 1994. [12]
The basic word order in HZJ is subject–verb–object (SVO), as it is in spoken Croatian. [13] A two-handed manual alphabet is in widespread use; a one-handed alphabet based on the international manual alphabet, though less commonly used, has official status. [6] [14] [15]
Croatian Sign Language | |
---|---|
Hrvatski znakovni jezik | |
Native to | Croatia |
Native speakers | 6,500 (2019)
[1] out of 20,000 deaf [1] |
French Sign
| |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
csq |
Glottolog |
croa1242 |
Croatian sign language (Hrvatski znakovni jezik, HZJ [2] [3]) is a sign language of the deaf community in Croatia. [4] [5] It has in the past been regarded as a dialect of Yugoslav Sign Language, although the dialectical diversity of the former Yugoslavia has not been assessed. [6]
The first school for the deaf in Croatia was formed in Zagreb in 1885. [7] The Sign Language and Deaf Culture conference was held in Zagreb, Croatia from May 3–5, 2001. [8] In 2004, a project to establish a grammar of HZJ was started by researchers at Purdue University and the University of Zagreb. [9]
By law Croatian Radiotelevision is to promote the translation of programs into HZJ. [10] Major centres of education in HZJ are found in Zagreb, Split, Rijeka, and Osijek. [11]
Organizations for the deaf in Croatia include the Croatian Association of Deafblind Persons DODIR, which was established in 1994. [12]
The basic word order in HZJ is subject–verb–object (SVO), as it is in spoken Croatian. [13] A two-handed manual alphabet is in widespread use; a one-handed alphabet based on the international manual alphabet, though less commonly used, has official status. [6] [14] [15]