French Belgian Sign Language
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| French Belgian Sign Language | |
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| Langue des signes de Belgique francophone (LSFB) | |
| Native to | French Community of Belgium |
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Native speakers
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4,000 (2014)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sfb |
| Glottolog | lang1248[2] |
The French Belgian Sign Language (French: Langue des signes de Belgique francophone; LSFB) is the deaf sign language of the French Community of Belgium, a country in Western Europe. It and Flemish Sign Language are varieties of the same language.
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
References
- ↑ French Belgian Sign Language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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- ↑ Décret relatif à la reconnaissance de la langue des signes
External links
- www.lsfb.be – Langue des signes de Belgique francophone
- www.cfls.be – Centre Francophone de la Langue des Signes
- www.sourdlang.be – dictionary
| Official languages | |
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| Regional dialects | |
| Sign languages |
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