Cape Verdian Sign Language (''Língua Gestual Caboverdiana)'' is the sign language used by the deaf community in
Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...
, numbering around 1500–4000. It is descended from
Portuguese sign language
Portuguese Sign language () is a sign language used mainly by deaf people in Portugal.
It is recognized in the present Constitution of Portugal. It was significantly influenced by Swedish Sign Language, through a deaf education, school for the De ...
and is mutually intelligible with it at the present, although it contains some local adaptations. Cape Verdian sign has not been under any university research. However, a Cape Verdian Sign dictionary was released in 2019.
In 2010, a school for children who are deaf was established in Cape Verde. Another deaf school was also established in
Praia
Praia (, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.