Types of Sign Language
Types Of Sign Language is a structured education dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Name, Region, Users. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
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Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
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- Data updated
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Included fields: Name, Region, Users, Family, Recognized, and 1 more.
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- Comparing Name, Region, and Users across education entries
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Name↕ | Region↕ | Users↕ | Family↕ | Recognized↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
American Sign Language (ASL) | United States, Canada | 500,000 - 2 million | French Sign Language family | Yes (ADA, state laws) | Most widely studied sign language in the world |
British Sign Language (BSL) | United Kingdom | 150,000+ | BANZSL family | Yes (BSL Act 2022) | Two-handed fingerspelling system, unrelated to ASL |
French Sign Language (LSF) | France | 100,000+ | French Sign Language family | Yes (2005) | Parent of ASL, one of the oldest documented sign languages |
Japanese Sign Language (JSL) | Japan | 320,000+ | Japanese Sign Language family | Partial | Unique grammar distinct from spoken Japanese |
Chinese Sign Language (CSL) | China | 20 million+ | Chinese Sign Language family | Yes | Largest deaf community in the world by population |
Auslan | Australia | 20,000+ | BANZSL family | Yes (community language) | Related to BSL, recognized as a community language since 1991 |
German Sign Language (DGS) | Germany | 200,000+ | German Sign Language family | Yes (2002) | Distinct from spoken German grammar |
Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) | Brazil | 3 million+ | French Sign Language family | Yes (2002, national law) | Mandatory in Brazilian education since 2005 |
Indo-Pakistani Sign Language (IPSL) | India, Pakistan | 6 million+ | Indo-Pakistani SL family | India: Yes (2024) | Shared across India and Pakistan despite spoken language divide |
Russian Sign Language (RSL) | Russia | 120,000+ | French Sign Language family | Yes (2012) | Strong deaf cultural community, influenced by French SL |
Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) | Kenya | 600,000+ | Unique/mixed | Yes (2010 constitution) | Constitutionally recognized, taught in Kenyan schools |
New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) | New Zealand | 20,000+ | BANZSL family | Yes (official language since 2006) | One of only three official languages of New Zealand |
Turkish Sign Language (TID) | Turkey | 250,000+ | Turkish SL family | Yes (2005) | Distinct syntax, verb agreement system |
International Sign (IS) | International | Conference use | Pidgin/contact language | Used at WFD events | Not a natural language; used at international deaf events |
Nicaraguan Sign Language (ISN) | Nicaragua | 3,000+ | Unique (creole) | Community-based | Emerged spontaneously in the 1980s, studied as proof of innate language capacity |
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