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ISO 639-3 · bzsbzs
unclassified · sign language
Brazilian Sign Language
Brazilian Sign Language is a sign language, spoken in Brazil. Wikidata counts about 3 m speakers (2013). Wikidata describes it as “sign language of Brazil”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bzs- Glottocode
braz1236- Family
- unclassified
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 18 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
—levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Brazilian Sign Language |
|---|---|
| Also called | Libras, LSB, LGB, LSCB, Brazilian Cities Sign Language |
| All speakers | 3,000,000 (2013) |
| Written in | SignWriting |
| Kind | sign language |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelwhere it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Brazil
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