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Tunisian Sign Language (Arabic: لغة الإشارة التونسية, romanized: Lughat al-Ishārah al-Tūnisīyah; French: Langue des signes tunisienne) is the sign language used by deaf people in Tunisia. It derives from Italian Sign Language, mixed with indigenous sign.
- Languages of Tunisia
Of the languages of Tunisia, Arabic is the sole official...
- Deafness in Tunisia
Tunisian Sign Language, abbreviated as TSL or LST, is the...
- Tunisian Arabic
It is known among its 12 million speakers as Tūnsi, ⓘ...
- Republic of Tunisia
The official language of Tunisia is Modern Standard Arabic....
- Languages of Tunisia
Of the languages of Tunisia, Arabic is the sole official language according to the Tunisian Constitution. [1] The vast majority of the population today speaks Tunisian Arabic as their native language, which is mutually intelligible to a limited degree with other Maghrebi Arabic dialects.
The official language of Tunisia is Modern Standard Arabic. The vast majority of Tunisia's population is Arab and Muslim . Vernacular Tunisian Arabic is the most spoken, and French also serves as an administrative and educational language in some contexts, but it has no official status.
Tunisian Sign Language, abbreviated as TSL or LST, is the most commonly used sign language in Tunisia. [4] As of 2008, TSL's user population is 21,000 signers. [5]
It is known among its 12 million speakers as Tūnsi, ⓘ "Tunisian" [5] or Derja (Arabic: الدارجة; meaning "common or everyday dialect" [6]) to distinguish it from Modern Standard Arabic, the official language of Tunisia.
Tunisians (Arabic: تونسيون Tūnisiyyūn, Tunisian Arabic: توانسة Twènsa [ˈtwɛːnsæ]) are the citizens and nationals of Tunisia in North Africa, who speak Tunisian Arabic and share a common Tunisian culture and identity.
Sign Language Overview. Loans are reported from Langue des Signes Française (LSF) and Lingua Italiana dei Segni (LIS) but the languages are not mutually intelligible. There is no information available about variation in Tunisian Sign Language. There are no grammatical descriptions available.
