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JamaicanSignLanguage
JamaicanSignLanguage is a DeafSignLanguage of Jamaica. SIL code: JCS. ISO 639-2: sgn. Population: No estimate available. Alternate names: COUNTRY SIGN. Comments: There is no standardized sign language, but 'Country Sign' differs from region to region. Signed English is used in at least one deaf school, but students do not understand many of the function words. It is used for all communication needs outside the classroom. Many deaf children do not attend school.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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InstancesContentBearingPhysicalAny Object or Process that expresses content. This covers Objects that contain a Proposition, such as a book, as well as ManualSignLanguage, which may similarly contain a Proposition.
 DeafSignLanguageA DeafSignLanguage is a ManualHumanLanguage primarily intended for communication between a deaf individual and a hearing individual or between deaf individuals.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 EntidadeThe universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology.
 Linguagem HumanaThe subclass of Languages used by Humans.
 LinguagemA system of signs for expressing thought. The system can be either natural or artificial, i.e. something that emerges gradually as a cultural artifact or something that is intentionally created by a person or group of people.
 Expressao LinguisticaThis is the subclass of ContentBearingPhysical which are language-related. Note that this Class encompasses both Language and the the elements of Languages, e.g. Words.
 ManualHumanLanguageA ManualHumanLanguage is a HumanLanguage which has as its medium gestures and movement, such as the shape, position, and movement of the hands.
 FisicoAn entity that has a location in space-time. Note that locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time.
Belongs to Class Entidade


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