Meanings
- A sign language of Nicaragua.
Smaller-scale isolated deaf-education programs had existed previously in 20th-century Nicaragua, Shepard-Kegl says, but the critical mass needed to spontaneously develop Nicaraguan Sign Language only occurred with the opening of Melania Morales.
2018 July 13, Shoshi Parks, “How Deaf Children in Nicaragua Created a New Language”, in Atlas Obscura, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2025Synonyms: NSL
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA sign language of Nicaragua.
Translations
Spanish Idioma de Señas de Nicaragua
- Idioma de Señas de Nicaraguasign language
Cite this entry
Nicaraguan Sign Language. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nicaraguan%20Sign%20Language
“Nicaraguan Sign Language.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nicaraguan%20Sign%20Language. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nicaraguan Sign Language,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nicaraguan%20Sign%20Language.
Source: Nicaraguan Sign Language on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.