Concept information
Preferred term
vgtVlaamse Gebarentaal
Type
-
Language
Definition
- Flemish Sign Language (Vlaamse Gebarentaal or VGT, previously known as Belgian Sign Language, which included also the divergent dialect known as Walloon or French Belgian Sign Language) is the language used by signers in Flanders, which is the northern part of Belgium, a country in Western Europe. The Flemish Deaf community is estimated to include approximately 6,000 sign language users (Loots et al., 2003).
Entry terms
- Flemish Sign Language
ISO 639-3 code
- vgt
Notation
- vgt
URI
http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/vgt
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