Swiss-German Sign Language

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Swiss-German Sign Language is the primary deaf sign language of the German-speaking part of Switzerland. The language was established around 1828. In 2011 it was estimated that 7,500 deaf and 13,000 hearing people use DSGS. There are six dialects which developed in boarding schools for the deaf, in Zurich, Bernese, Basel, Lucerne, and St. Gallen, as well as in Liechtenstein.
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[en] Swiss-German Sign Language

Language type : Living

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ISO 639-3 : sgg

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