Concept information
Preferred term
gsgGerman Sign Language
Type
-
Language
Definition
- German Sign Language or Deutsche Gebärdensprache is the sign language of the Deaf community in Germany. It is often abbreviated as DGS. It is unclear how many use German Sign Language as their main language; Gallaudet University estimated 50,000 in 1986. The language has evolved through use in deaf communities over hundreds of years.
ISO 639-3 code
- gsg
Notation
- gsg
In other languages
-
Deutsche Gebärdensprache
German
URI
http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/gsg
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