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ISO 639-3 · fssfss
unclassified · sign language
Finland-Swedish Sign Language
Finland-Swedish Sign Language is a sign language, spoken in Finland. Wikidata counts about 300 speakers (2014). Wikidata describes it as “moribund deaf sign language of Finland”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
fss- Glottocode
finl1235- Family
- unclassified
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- Wikipedia
- 10 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
—levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Finland-Swedish Sign Language |
|---|---|
| Also called | FinSSL, Finlandssvenskt Teckenspråk, Finland Swedish Sign Language |
| All speakers | 300 (2014) |
| Kind | sign language |
Vitality
EGIDS 8a Moribund8a
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelwhere it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Finland
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