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Providencia–Cayman Sign Language Geographic distribution Caribbean Linguistic classification A possible sign language family Subdivisions
Providencia Sign
Old Cayman Sign
Glottolog prov1248
The Providencia–Cayman Sign Language family is a possible language family of two related sign languages : Providencia Sign and Old Cayman Sign .
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Primary language families
Africa
Isolates
Bangime
Hadza
Jalaa
Sandawe
Laal ?
Shabo ?
Europe and Asia
Afroasiatic
Ainu
Austroasiatic
Austronesian
Chukotko-Kamchatkan
Dravidian
Eskimo–Aleut
Great Andamanese
Hmong–Mien
Hurro-Urartian
Indo-European
Japonic
Kartvelian
Koreanic
Kra–Dai
Mongolic
Nivkh
Northeast Caucasian
Northwest Caucasian
Ongan
Sino-Tibetan
Tungusic
Turkic
Tyrsenian
Uralic
Yeniseian
Yukaghir
Digaro ?
Hrusish ?
Kho-Bwa ?
Miju ?
Siangic ?
Isolates
Basque
Burushaski
Elamite
Hattic
Kusunda
Nihali
Sumerian
New Guinea and the Pacific
Isolates
Abinomn
Abun
Anêm ?
Ata ?
Kol
Kuot
Maybrat
Mpur
Pawaia
Porome
Sulka ?
Taiap ?
Tambora
Wiru
Australia
Isolates
Giimbiyu
Malak-Malak (Northern Daly?)
Tiwi
North America
Algic
Alsea
Caddoan
Chimakuan
Chinookan
Chumashan
Comecrudan
Coosan
Eskimo–Aleut
Iroquoian
Kalapuyan
Keresan
Maiduan
Muskogean
Na-Dene
Palaihnihan
Plateau Penutian
Pomoan
Salishan
Shastan
Siouan
Tanoan
Tsimshianic
Utian
Uto-Aztecan
Wakashan
Wintuan
Yukian
Yuman–Cochimí
Isolates
Chimariko
Esselen
Haida
Karuk
Kutenai
Seri
Siuslaw
Takelma
Timucua
Waikuri
Washo
Yana
Yokuts
Yuchi
Zuni
Mesoamerica
South America
Isolates (extant in 2000)
Sign languages
Isolates
See list of sign languages
See also Families in italics have no living members. Families with more than 30 languages are in bold .
Sign language
List of sign languages
List by number of signers
Language families[a]
By region[a]
Sign languages by region
Africa Asia Europe
Armenia
Armenian
Austria
Austrian
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani
Belgium
Flemish
French Belgian
United Kingdom
British
Croatia
Croatian
Denmark
Danish
Estonia
Estonian
Finland
Finnish
France
Ghardaia
French
Lyons
Germany
German
Greece
Greek
Hungary
Hungarian
Iceland
Icelandic
Ireland
Irish
Italy
Italian
Kosovo
Yugoslav (Kosovar)
Latvia
Latvian
Lithuania
Lithuanian
Moldova
Russian
Netherlands
Dutch
North Macedonia
Macedonian
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Norway
Norwegian
Poland
Polish
Portugal
Portuguese
Russia
Russian
Slovenia
Slovenian
Spain
Catalan
Spanish
Valencian
Sweden
Swedish
Switzerland
Swiss-German
Turkey
Central Taurus
Mardin
Turkish
Ukraine
Ukrainian
North and Central America Oceania South America
International
International Sign
Makaton
Monastic
Signalong
ASL
Grammar
Idioms
Literature
Profanity
Name signs
Extinct languages Linguistics
Grammar (ASL)
Bimodal bilingualism
Cherology
Handshape / Location / Orientation / Movement / Expression
Mouthing
Sign names
Fingerspelling Writing Language contact
Media
Films (list)
Television shows (list)
Persons Organisations Miscellaneous ^a Sign-language names reflect the region of origin. Natural sign languages are not related to the spoken language used in the same region. For example, French Sign Language originated in France, but is not related to French. Conversely,
ASL and
BSL both originated in English-speaking countries but are not related to each other; ASL however is related to
French Sign Language .
^b Denotes the number (if known) of languages within the family. No further information is given on these languages.
^c Italicised languages demark which languages have gone to
sleep or have
become extinct .
Categories :
Sign languages Sign language families