Central African Sign Language

E802687

natural language sign language

Central African Sign Language is the primary sign language used by Deaf communities in the Central African Republic, derived from and influenced by the French Sign Language family.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Central African Sign Language canonical	2
Central African Republic Sign Language	1
Langue des signes centrafricaine	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9478101 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Central African Sign Language
Context triple: [French Sign Language family, hasMember, Central African Sign Language]

A. Senufo languages
Senufo languages are a group of closely related Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in northern Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, and Burkina Faso by the Senufo people.
B. Sateré-Mawé language
The Sateré-Mawé language is an indigenous Tupian language spoken by the Sateré-Mawé people of the Brazilian Amazon.
C. Mande languages
The Mande languages are a branch of West African languages spoken primarily in countries such as Mali, Guinea, and Sierra Leone, known for including major languages like Bambara, Mandinka, and Soninke.
D. Senegambian languages
Senegambian languages are a branch of the Niger-Congo language family spoken in the Senegambia region of West Africa, known for features such as extensive noun class systems and shared phonological traits.
E. Teke–Mbede languages
The Teke–Mbede languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in Gabon and neighboring Central African countries.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Central African Sign Language
Target entity description: Central African Sign Language is the primary sign language used by Deaf communities in the Central African Republic, derived from and influenced by the French Sign Language family.

A. Senufo languages
Senufo languages are a group of closely related Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in northern Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, and Burkina Faso by the Senufo people.
B. Sateré-Mawé language
The Sateré-Mawé language is an indigenous Tupian language spoken by the Sateré-Mawé people of the Brazilian Amazon.
C. Mande languages
The Mande languages are a branch of West African languages spoken primarily in countries such as Mali, Guinea, and Sierra Leone, known for including major languages like Bambara, Mandinka, and Soninke.
D. Senegambian languages
Senegambian languages are a branch of the Niger-Congo language family spoken in the Senegambia region of West Africa, known for features such as extensive noun class systems and shared phonological traits.
E. Teke–Mbede languages
The Teke–Mbede languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in Gabon and neighboring Central African countries.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	natural language ⓘ sign language ⓘ
communicationType	signed communication ⓘ
country	Central African Republic ⓘ
derivedFrom	French Sign Language ⓘ
developedIn	20th century ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Central African Republic Sign Language ⓘ linked to: Central African Sign Language Langue des signes centrafricaine ⓘ linked to: Central African Sign Language
hasLanguageCodeType	ISO 639-3 ⓘ
hasLinguisticTypology	subject–verb–object dominant word order (reported for many French Sign Language family members) ⓘ
hasUserType	Deaf ⓘ hard of hearing ⓘ
influencedBy	French Sign Language ⓘ French educational policies for the Deaf ⓘ
ISO639-3Code	csq ⓘ
languageFamily	French Sign Language family ⓘ
languageStatus	minority language in the Central African Republic ⓘ
modality	visual-gestural ⓘ
notMutuallyIntelligibleWith	spoken French ⓘ spoken Sango ⓘ
primaryUsers	Deaf community in the Central African Republic ⓘ
region	Central Africa ⓘ
relatedTo	American Sign Language (via French Sign Language family) ⓘ linked to: American Sign Language French Sign Language ⓘ
usedBy	Deaf people in Bangui ⓘ Deaf people in urban areas of the Central African Republic ⓘ
usedFor	education of Deaf children in parts of the Central African Republic ⓘ informal communication in Deaf communities ⓘ
usedIn	Central African Republic ⓘ
writingSystem	none (no widely used standardized written form) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French Sign Language family → hasMember → Central African Sign Language ⓘ

LSF family → hasLanguage → Central African Sign Language ⓘ

Central African Sign Language → hasAlternativeName → Langue des signes centrafricaine ⓘ

linked to: Central African Sign Language

Central African Sign Language → hasAlternativeName → Central African Republic Sign Language ⓘ