German Sign Language

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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.
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Names (more)

[de] Deutsche Gebärdensprache
[en] German Sign Language
[no] Tysk tegnspråk

Language type : Living

Language resources for German Sign Language

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Wiktionary - Category:German Sign Language [en]

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This page is providing structured data for the language German Sign Language.
Following BCP 47 the recommended tag for this language is gsg.

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ISO 639 Codes

ISO 639-3 : gsg

Linked Data URIs

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/gsg
http://dbpedia.org/resource/ISO_639:gsg

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Authority documentation for ISO 639 identifier: gsg

Freebase ISO 639-3 : gsg
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