Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p A number of Ethiopian sign languages have been used in various Ethiopian schools for the deaf since 1971, and at the primary level since 1956. Ethiopian Sign Language, presumably a national standard, is used in primary, secondary, and—at Addis Ababa University—tertiary education, and on national television. The Ethiopian Deaf Community uses the language as a marker of identity.EthSL is an emerging sign language with some regional variations.[citation needed] Like many of African Sign Languages, it has a historical connection with American Sign Language.[citation needed] However, it has independent lexical and grammatical structures.[citation needed]. }
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- Ethiopian_sign_languages abstract "A number of Ethiopian sign languages have been used in various Ethiopian schools for the deaf since 1971, and at the primary level since 1956. Ethiopian Sign Language, presumably a national standard, is used in primary, secondary, and—at Addis Ababa University—tertiary education, and on national television. The Ethiopian Deaf Community uses the language as a marker of identity.EthSL is an emerging sign language with some regional variations.[citation needed] Like many of African Sign Languages, it has a historical connection with American Sign Language.[citation needed] However, it has independent lexical and grammatical structures.[citation needed]".