French Belgian Sign Language
Deaf sign language of Belgium
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The French Belgian Sign Language (French: langue des signes belge francophone, LSFB) is the deaf sign language of the French language Community of Belgium, a country in Western Europe.
NativetoFrench Community of Belgium
Native speakers
4,000 (2014)[1]French Sign?
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Belgian Sign Language
- French Belgian Sign Language
| French Belgian Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| Langue des signes de Belgique francophone (LSFB) | |
| Native to | French Community of Belgium |
Native speakers | 4,000 (2014)[1] |
French Sign?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sfb |
| Glottolog | lang1248 |
It is closely related to the Flemish Sign Language, with differences primarily in mouthings,[2] but is generally regarded today as distinct from it.[better source needed] It is distantly if at all related to French Sign Language.[citation needed]
Legal recognition
By decree of 22 October 2003, the Parliament of the French Community recognised the Sign Language of French-speaking Belgium.[3]
See also
Further reading
- Loncke, Filip (1987). "Belgian". In Van Cleve, John V. (ed.). Gallaudet Encyclopedia of Deaf People and Deafness. Vol. 3. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company. pp. 59–60. ISBN 9780070792296. OCLC 13821696.