Algerian Sign Language
| Algerian Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Algeria, Oujda |
Native speakers | 240,000 (2008)[1] |
French Sign
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | asp |
| Glottolog | alge1235 |
Algerian Sign Language (French: Langue des signes algérienne (LSA), Tamazight: Tutlayt Tagugamt n Lezzayer, Arabic: لغة الإشارة الجزائرية ) is the sign language most commonly used in Algeria. It was officially recognized by the Algerian law on the protection and promotion of persons with a disability enacted on May 8, 2002.
It has influenced the deaf community in Oujda in northern Morocco.[1]
References
- ^ a b Algerian Sign Language at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
