Uruguayan Sign Language

Uruguayan Sign Language (Spanish: Lengua de señas uruguaya, LSU) is the deaf sign language of Uruguay, used since 1910. It is not intelligible with neighboring languages, though it may have historical connections with Paraguayan Sign Language.

Uruguayan Sign Language
Lengua de señas uruguaya
Native to	Uruguay
Native speakers	7,000 (2009)[1]
Language family	Paraguay–Uruguay Sign Language family?
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ugy
Glottolog	urug1238
ELP	Uruguayan Sign Language

In 2001, LSU was recognized as an official language of Uruguay under Law 17.378.^[2]