French Belgian Sign Language
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| French Belgian Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| Langue des signes de Belgique francophone (LSFB) | |
| Native to | French Community of Belgium |
|
Native speakers
|
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[edit]
By decree of 22 October 2003, the Parliament of the French Community recognised the Sign Language of French-speaking Belgium.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ French Belgian Sign Language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Langue des signes de Belgique Francophone". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ^ Décret relatif à la reconnaissance de la langue des signes
External links[edit]
- www.lsfb.be – Langue des signes de Belgique francophone
- www.cfls.be – Centre Francophone de la Langue des Signes
- www.sourdlang.be – dictionary