Guatelmalan Sign Language is a deaf sign language used in Guatemala. The first dictionary was published in 2000. It is distinct from the sign languages used in Mexico and other neighboring Spanish speaking counties, and should also be distinguished from Highland Maya Sign Language which is used among K'iche' Maya of rural Guatemala. Sign language interpreter on stage A sign language (also signed language) is a language which uses manual communication instead of sound to convey meaning - simultaneously combining handshapes, orientation and movement of the hands, arms or body, and facial expressions to express fluidly a speakers thoughts. ... Sign language is not universal. ... The legal recognition of sign languages is one of the major concerns of the international Deaf community. ... A sign language (also signed language) is a language which uses gestures instead of sound to convey meaning - combining handshapes, orientation and movement of the hands, arms or body, facial expressions and lip-patterns. ... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... Mayan sign languages are used in Mexico and Guatemala by Maya communities with unusally high numbers of deaf inhabitants. ... The Kiche (or Quiché in Spanish spelling), are a Native American people, one of the Maya ethnic groups. ... This article is about the people of the former Maya civilization after the conquest by Spain. ...

Sources

• De León, Rolando Ismael (2000) Lenguaje de señas Guatemalteco (Lensegua) Comité Pro Ciegos y Sordos de Guatemala, Asociación de Sordos de Guatemala, Guatemala City, OCLC 76950070
• Sign Languages of the World, by Name - Gallaudet University Library
• Guatemalan Sign Language - Ethnologue