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Sign languages

126 entries that Wikidata classes as a sign language, led by Brazilian Sign Language. Sort the table to find the largest, the oldest-documented or the most endangered.

LanguageISOFamilyCountriesSpeakersVitality
bzsBrazilian Sign Languagebzs—3 m5 · Developing
hshHungarian Sign Languagehsh—300,0005 · Developing
fslFrench Sign Languagelangue des signes françaisefsl—283,0005 · Developing
zibZimbabwe Sign Languagezib—280,0005 · Developing
tzaTanzanian Sign Languagetza—278,0005 · Developing
aseAmerican Sign Language𝣷𝪜 𝤃𝪜 𝣜𝪜ase—250,0005 · Developing
ethEthiopian Sign Languageeth—250,0005 · Developing
uklUkrainian Sign Languageукраїнська жестова моваukl—219,0006a · Vigorous
kvkKorean Sign Language한국 수화 언어kvk—180,0004 · Educational
rslRussian Sign Languagersl—120,0005 · Developing
bfiBritish Sign Languagebfi—77,0005 · Developing
gssGreek Sign Languagegss—40,600
iseItalian Sign Languageise—40,0005 · Developing
bqnBulgarian Sign LanguageБългарски жестомимичен езикbqn—37,0005 · Developing
csgChilean Sign Languagecsg—21,0005 · Developing
nzsNew Zealand Sign Languagenzs—20,2006b · Threatened
fseFinnish Sign Languagefse—15,0005 · Developing
dseDutch Sign Languagedse—15,0005 · Developing
csqCroatian Sign Languagehrvatski znakovni jezikcsq—13,0005 · Developing
sqsSri Lankan Sign Languagesqs—12,8006a · Vigorous
asfAuslanasf—10,1005 · Developing
swlSwedish Sign Languageswl—8,0004 · Educational
sqkAlbanian Sign LanguageGjuha e Shenjave Shqipesqk—3,0005 · Developing
lslLatvian Sign Languagelsl—2,0005 · Developing
esoEstonian Sign Languageeso—1,5005 · Developing
tsyTebul Sign Languagetsy—5006a · Vigorous
lsnTibetan Sign Languagelsn—5007 · Shifting
tsmTurkish Sign Languagetsm—3006a · Vigorous
fssFinland-Swedish Sign Languagefss—3008a · Moribund
slfSwiss-Italian Sign Languageslf—3005 · Developing
psdPlains Indian Sign Languagepsd—758b · Nearly Extinct
ehsMiyakubo Sign Language宮窪手話ehs—70
lsvSivia Sign Languagelsv—626b · Threatened
jusJumla Sign Languagejus—86b · Threatened
ncsNicaraguan Sign LanguageIdioma de Señas de Nicaraguancs—5 · Developing
gsgGerman Sign LanguageM518x518S10010493x459S2ff00482x483S20500478x475 M581x524S15d09420x476S15d21446x477S2ef00455x504S15d09507x485S15d02519x486S20e00550x493S26506566x493 M542x525S16d10497x476S16d18479x484S27100502x501S27114458x510gsg—
jslJapanese Sign Language日本手話jsl—5 · Developing
sspSpanish Sign Languagelengua de signos españolassp—6b · Threatened
iclIcelandic Sign Languageíslenskt táknmálicl—6b · Threatened
adsAdamorobe Sign Languageads—6a · Vigorous
sfsSouth African Sign Languagesfs—5 · Developing
psrPortuguese Sign Languagelíngua gestual portuguesapsr—5 · Developing
cscCatalan Sign Languagellengua de signes catalanacsc—6b · Threatened
aedArgentine Sign Languageaed—5 · Developing
nslNorwegian Sign Languagenorsk tegnspråknsl—5 · Developing
tssTaiwanese Sign Language台灣手語tss—6b · Threatened
asqAustrian Sign LanguageÖsterreichische Gebärdenspracheasq—5 · Developing
cslChinese Sign Language中国手语csl—5 · Developing
isgIrish Sign Languageisg—5 · Developing
mdlMaltese Sign Languagemdl—5 · Developing
isrIsraeli Sign Languageisr—5 · Developing
msrMongolian Sign Languagemsr—6a · Vigorous
tsqThai Sign Languagetsq—5 · Developing
cseCzech Sign Languagecse—5 · Developing
hdsHonduran Sign Languagehds—5 · Developing
bqyKata Kolokbqy—6a · Vigorous
xkiKenyan Sign Languagexki—5 · Developing
aenArmenian Sign Languageaen—6a · Vigorous
vgtFlemish Sign LanguageVlaamse Gebarentaalvgt—5 · Developing
hksHong Kong Sign Languagehks—6a · Vigorous
uksKa'apor Sign Languageuks—10 · Extinct
mzcMadagascar Sign Languagemzc—5 · Developing
vslVenezuelan Sign Languagevsl—6a · Vigorous
csnColombian Sign Languagecsn—5 · Developing
csfCuban Sign Languagecsf—6a · Vigorous
eslEgyptian Sign Languageesl—5 · Developing
hpsHawaiʻi Sign LanguageHoailona ʻŌlelo o Hawaiʻihps—8b · Nearly Extinct
inlIndonesian Sign LanguageBahasa Isyarat Indonesiainl—6a · Vigorous
xmlMalaysian Sign Languagexml—5 · Developing
mfsMexican Sign Languagemfs—5 · Developing
mzyMozambican Sign Languagemzy—5 · Developing
pgzPapua New Guinean Sign Languagepgz—6a · Vigorous
svkSlovak Sign Languagesvk—5 · Developing
ugyUruguayan Sign Languageugy—5 · Developing
syyAl-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Languagesyy—6a · Vigorous
bogBamako Sign Languagebog—6a · Vigorous
ecsEcuadorian Sign Languageecs—5 · Developing
hslHausa Sign Languagemaganar hannuhsl—6a · Vigorous
nsrMaritime Sign Languagensr—8a · Moribund
przProvidence Island Sign Languageprz—8b · Nearly Extinct
rmsRomanian Sign Languagerms—5 · Developing
msdYucatec Maya Sign Languagemsd—6a · Vigorous
afgAfghan Sign Languageafg—5 · Developing
pspFilipino Sign Languagepsp—5 · Developing
llsLithuanian Sign Languagells—5 · Developing
prlPeruvian Sign Languageprl—5 · Developing
sggSwiss-German Sign LanguageDeutschschweizer Gebärdensprachesgg—5 · Developing
tseTunisian Sign Languagetse—5 · Developing
ugnUgandan Sign Languageugn—5 · Developing
zslZambian Sign Languagezsl—5 · Developing
bfkBan Khor Sign Languagebfk—6a · Vigorous
sfbFrench Belgian Sign Languagelangue des signes de Belgique francophonesfb—5 · Developing
gseGhanaian Sign Languagegse—
iksInuit Sign Languageiks—8a · Moribund
esnSalvadoran Sign Languageesn—4 · Educational
vsvValencian Sign Languagevsv—6b · Threatened
bvlBolivian Sign Languagebvl—6a · Vigorous
csrCosta Rican Sign Languagecsr—5 · Developing
insIndian Sign Languageins—6a · Vigorous
pscPersian Sign Languagepsc—6a · Vigorous
sdlSaudi Sign Languagesdl—6a · Vigorous
habHanoi Sign LanguagehabVietnamese sign languages6a · Vigorous
lsoLaos Sign Languagelso—6a · Vigorous
lsyMauritian Sign Languagelsy—5 · Developing
nsiNigerian Sign Languagensi—5 · Developing
pysParaguayan Sign Languagepys—6a · Vigorous
slsSingapore Sign Languagesls—5 · Developing
yslYugoslav Sign Languageysl—5 · Developing
csdChiangmai Sign Languagecsd—8a · Moribund
doqDominican Sign Languagedoq—5 · Developing
hosHo Chi Minh City Sign LanguagehosVietnamese sign languages6a · Vigorous
jcsJamaican Country Sign Languagejcs—8a · Moribund
jhsJhankot Sign Languagejhs—6a · Vigorous
vsiMoldova Sign Languagevsi—5 · Developing
sgxSierra Leonean Sign Languagesgx—6a · Vigorous
szsSolomon Islands Sign Languageszs—6a · Vigorous
lstTrinidadian Sign Languagelst—6a · Vigorous
hafHaiphong Sign LanguagehafVietnamese sign languages6a · Vigorous
jlsJamaican Sign Languagejls—5 · Developing
josJordanian Sign Languageلغة الإشارة الأردنيةjos—5 · Developing
pksPakistan Sign Languageاشارہpks—5 · Developing
pslPuerto Rican Sign Languagepsl—6b · Threatened
ygsYolŋu Sign Languageygs—6a · Vigorous
lspPanamanian Sign Languagelsp—6a · Vigorous
rsmMiriwoong Sign LanguagersmJarrakan8b · Nearly Extinct
wbsWest Bengal Sign Languagewbs—6a · Vigorous
126 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata