Korean Sign Language

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf sign language
gptkbp:deafEducationStarted late 19th century
gptkbp:hasDictionary Korean Sign Language Dictionary
gptkbp:hasOfficialDay September 23 (International Day of Sign Languages)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Korean Sign Language
gptkbp:ISO639-3 kvk
gptkbp:languageFamily Korean Sign Language family
gptkbp:legalStatus official language in South Korea since 2016
gptkbp:nativeName 수화
한국수어
gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers estimated 180,000 (as of 2021)
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:South_Korea
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:South_Korean_government
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Japanese_Sign_Language
Taiwanese Sign Language
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:North_Korea
gptkb:South_Korea
gptkbp:usedBy Deaf community in Korea
gptkbp:writingSystem none
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Japanese_Sign_Language
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6