German Sign Language (German: Deutsche Gebärdensprache, DGS) is the sign language of the deaf community in Germany, Luxembourg and in the German-speaking...

Sign languages (also known as signed languages) are languages that use the visual-manual modality to convey meaning, instead of spoken words. Sign languages...

The German Sign Language family is a small language family of sign languages, including German Sign Language, Polish Sign Language and probably Israeli...

Swiss-German Sign Language (German: Deutschschweizer Gebärdensprache, abbreviated DSGS) is the primary deaf sign language of the German-speaking part...

perhaps three hundred sign languages in use around the world today. The number is not known with any confidence; new sign languages emerge frequently through...

among them Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language. The history of ISL goes back to 1873 in Germany, where Marcus Reich, a German Jew, opened a special school...

Kingdom of Belgium has three official languages: Dutch, French, and German. A number of non-official, minority languages and dialects are spoken as well. As...

Austrian Sign Language (German: Österreichische Gebärdensprache, ÖGS) is the sign language used by the Austrian Deaf community—approximately 10,000 people...

a manually coded form of German that uses the signs of German Sign Language. It is used as a bridge to the German language in education and for simultaneous...

Polish Polish Sign Language Old French Sign Language (VLSF, before l'Épée) Eastern French: Old Danish (edu. 1807), Old German, German Evangelical (edu...

official language of Germany is German, with over 95 percent of the country speaking Standard German or a dialect of German as their first language. This...

Deaf communities in Poland use Polish Sign Language, which belongs to the German family of Sign Languages. Languages other than Polish that have existed...

French Sign Language and therefore appears to be related to French Sign Language. It may also have common features with Russian Sign Language and German Sign...

American Sign Language (ASL) is a natural language that serves as the predominant sign language of Deaf communities in the United States and most of Anglophone...

German (German: Deutsch, pronounced [dɔʏtʃ] ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe...

Plains Indian Sign Language (PISL), also known as Hand Talk or Plains Sign Language, is an endangered language common to various Plains Nations across...

three official languages: French, German, and the national language Luxembourgish, established in law in 1984. These three languages are also referred...

Filipino Sign Language (FSL) or Philippine Sign Language (Filipino: Wikang pasenyas ng mga Pilipino), is a sign language originating in the Philippines...

American Sign Language (ASL) developed in the United States, starting as a blend of local sign languages and French Sign Language (FSL). Local varieties...

Nicaraguan Sign Language (ISN; Spanish: Idioma de Señas de Nicaragua) is a form of sign language developed by deaf children in several schools in Nicaragua...

The recorded history of sign language in Western societies starts in the 17th century, as a visual language or method of communication, although references...

Irish Sign Language (ISL, Irish: Teanga Chomharthaíochta na hÉireann) is the sign language of Ireland, used primarily in the Republic of Ireland. It is...

State Examination is offered in many more languages, including German Sign Language, yet primarily to/from German. Interpreting notes Cf., Literal translation...

national languages of Switzerland are German, French, Italian, and Romansh. German, French, and Italian maintain equal status as official languages at the...

Catalan Sign Language, Spanish Sign Language, Swiss German Sign Language, Swedish Sign Language List of sign languages Village sign language Meir, Irit;...

Central and Upper High German Upper German, including Bavarian and Swiss German Yiddish is a Jewish language developed in Germany and Eastern Europe. It...

Quebec Sign Language (French: Langue des signes québécoise or du Québec, LSQ) is the predominant sign language of deaf communities used in francophone...

creole languages, pidgin languages, and sign languages originating in what is now the United States. Interlingua, an international auxiliary language, was...

Taiwan Sign Language (TSL; Chinese: 台灣手語; pinyin: Táiwān Shǒuyǔ) is the sign language most commonly used by the deaf and hard of hearing in Taiwan. The...

Korean Sign Language or KSL (Korean: 한국 수화 언어 or short name 한국 수어) is a sign language used for deaf communities of South Korea. It is one of two official...