Finland-Swedish Sign Language
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| Finland-Swedish Sign Language | |
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| finlandssvenskt teckenspråk (Swedish) | |
| suomenruotsalainen viittomakieli (Finnish) | |
| Native to | Finland |
| Ethnicity | Finland-Swedes |
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Native speakers
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150 deaf and 300 total (2014)[1] Same figure of 150 cited in 2001[2] |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | fss |
| Glottolog | finl1235[3] |
Finland-Swedish Sign Language (FinSSL) is a moribund Deaf sign language in Finland. It is now used only in private settings by older adults who attended the only Swedish school for the deaf in Finland (in Porvoo/Borgå), which was established in the mid 19th century but closed in 1993. FinSSL is said to be a distinct language; however, "Finland-Swedish Deaf have few problems understanding Finnish signers".[4] There had been, moreover, continuous input from Swedish Sign Language over its history.
References
- ↑ Finland-Swedish Sign Language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Finland-Swedish Sign Language at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
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| Minority languages | |
| Sign languages |
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