New Zealand Sign Language

New Zealand Sign Language is a sign language, spoken in New Zealand. Wikidata counts about 20,200 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “main language of the deaf community in New Zealand”.

6b · Threatened20,200

Wikidata record Glottolog

At a glance

ISO 639-3: nzs
Glottocode: newz1236
Family: unclassified
EGIDS: 6b Threatened
Centre point: -41.20, 174.00
Wikipedia: 45 language editions

—first-language speakers

—second-language speakers

1countries

—scripts

—levels in the tree

6bEGIDS level

Facts

Name	New Zealand Sign Language
Also called	New Zealandian Sign Language, NZSL
All speakers	20,200
Official in	New Zealand
Kind	sign language

Vitality

EGIDS 6b Threatened6b

Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.

Other languages at this level

where it is spoken

Countries

New Zealandofficial · 9 languages in the index

Also spoken in New Zealand

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · International smoSamoanAustronesian · 415,7201 · National mriMāoriAustronesian · 213,8496b · Threatened tonTonganAustronesian · 186,0101 · National glaScottish GaelicIndo-European · 57,0002 · Provincial tklTokelauanAustronesian · 3,3006b · Threatened pihPitcairn-Norfolkunclassified · 5326a · Vigorous rrmMorioriAustronesian