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bfiBritish Sign Language  

Tipo

  • Language

Definição

  • British Sign Language (BSL) is the sign language used in the United Kingdom (UK), and is the first or preferred language of some deaf people in the UK; there are 125,000 deaf adults in the UK who use BSL plus an estimated 20,000 children. The language makes use of space and involves movement of the hands, body, face and head. Many thousands of people who are not deaf also use BSL, as hearing relatives of deaf people, sign language interpreters or as a result of other contact with the British deaf community.

Código ISO 639-3

  • bfi

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  • bfi

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http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/bfi

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