Polish Sign Language
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| Polish Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| Polski Język Migowy | |
| Signed in | Poland |
| Native signers | ? (date missing) |
| Language family |
German Sign
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pso |
Polish Sign Language ("Polski Język Migowy", PJM) is the language of the Deaf community in Poland. Its lexicon and grammar are distinct from the Polish language, although there is a manually coded version of Polish known as System Językowo-Migowy (SJM, or Signed Polish), which is often used by interpreters on television and by teachers in schools.
[edit] Manual alphabet
Polish Sign Language uses a one-handed manual alphabet based on the alphabet used in Old French Sign Language. However, the language itself derives from German Sign Language.
[edit] External links
- (Polish) Polish manual alphabet
- Polish Association of the Deaf official website
- (Polish) History of Polish Sign Language
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