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Hong Kong Sign Language

deaf sign language of Hong Kong and Macau
Intangible sign_language Q17038844
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Hong Kong Sign Language

Summary

Hong Kong Sign Language is a sign language[1]. It draws 97 Wikipedia views per month (sign_language category, ranking #46 of 163).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hong Kong Sign Language is in the country of People's Republic of China[3].
  • Hong Kong Sign Language's instance of is recorded as sign language[4].
  • Hong Kong Sign Language's instance of is recorded as modern language[5].
  • Hong Kong Sign Language is a type of Chinese Sign Language[6].
  • Hong Kong Sign Language's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'HKSL'}[7].
  • Hong Kong Sign Language's indigenous to is recorded as Hong Kong[8].
  • Hong Kong Sign Language's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/HKS[9].
  • Hong Kong Sign Language's exact match is recorded as http://data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-133100286[10].
  • Hong Kong Sign Language's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 6a Vigorous[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include sign language[4] and modern language[5]. Hong Kong Sign Language is a type of Chinese Sign Language[6].

Why It Matters

Hong Kong Sign Language draws 97 Wikipedia views per month (sign_language category, ranking #46 of 163).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

It has been cited as an influence by Taiwanese Sign Language[14], a sign language[15], in Taiwan[16].

FAQs

Who did Hong Kong Sign Language influence?

Hong Kong Sign Language has been cited as an influence by Taiwanese Sign Language[14].

Related Entities

Hong Kong People's Republic of China

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Ethnologue. Retrieved . ethnologue.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Indigenous to → Hong Kong
    Ethnologue language status → 6a Vigorous
    Subclass of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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