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Honduran Sign Language
Native to Honduras
Native speakers
40,000 (2021) [1]
Costa Rica-Honduras-Panama Sign? [2]
  • Honduran Sign Language
Language codes
ISO 639-3 hds
Glottolog hond1239
ELP Honduras Sign Language

Honduran Sign Language, also known as "Lengua de Señas Hondureñas" (LESHO), is the dominant sign language used in Honduras. American Sign Language is also used; the two are not related.

References

  1. ^ Honduran Sign Language at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forke, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2020). "Honduras Sign Language". Glottolog 4.3.