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ISO 639-3 · gsggsg
unclassified · sign language

German Sign Language

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German Sign Language is a sign language, spoken in Germany, Luxembourg and Belgium. Wikidata describes it as “sign language in which the deaf community and hearing people communicate with each other in Germany”.

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Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
gsg
Glottocode
germ1281
Family
unclassified
Centre point
52.00, 11.00
Wikipedia
33 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
3countries
2scripts
—levels in the tree
—UNESCO level

Facts

NameGerman Sign Language · M518x518S10010493x459S2ff00482x483S20500478x475 M581x524S15d09420x476S15d21446x477S2ef00455x504S15d09507x485S15d02519x486S20e00550x493S26506566x493 M542x525S16d10497x476S16d18479x484S27100502x501S27114458x510
Also calledGSL
Written inSignWriting, HamNoSys
Kindsign language

Vitality

Wikidata has no EGIDS or UNESCO rating for German Sign Language yet.

where it is spoken

Countries

Germany36 languages in the indexLuxembourg4 languages in the indexBelgium13 languages in the index

Also spoken in Germany

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