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Filipino Sign Language (FSL) or Philippine Sign Language (Filipino: Wikang pasenyas ng mga Pilipino), is a sign language originating in the Philippines. Like other sign languages, FSL is a unique language with its own grammar, syntax and morphology; it is not based on and does not resemble Filipino or English.
- 121,000 (2008) to est. 325,000–650,000 (2021)
- Philippines
Feb 22, 2021 · A recent development is the recognition of Filipino Sign Language (FSL; ISO 639-3 ID: psp) as the national visual-gestural language in the Philippines through the R.A. 11106 or the FSL Act of 2018.
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Filipino ( English: / ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnoʊ / ⓘ, FIH-lih-PEE-noh; [1] Wikang Filipino, [ˈwi.kɐŋ fi.liˈpi.no̞]) is a language under the Austronesian language family. It is the national language ( Wikang pambansa / Pambansang wika) of the Philippines, and one of the two official languages ( Wikang opisyal / Opisyal na wika) of the country ...
- 28 million (2022), 82 million total speakers (2022)
- Philippines
The Philippines is generally mountainous; uplands make up 65 percent of the country's total land area. [54]: 38 [199] The Philippines is an archipelagoof about 7,641 islands,[200][201]covering a total area (including inland bodies of water) of about 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi).
Jul 23, 2018 · August 2, 2018 – House approves “Filipino Sign Language Act” . January 17, 2022 – The Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 11106, known as the “Filipino Sign Language Act”.
Sep 23, 2019 · FSL has been recognized as the national sign language of the Filipino Deaf through the Filipino Sign Language Act in October 2018.
Dec 12, 2022 · Filipino Sign Language is a visual language consisting of a combination of gestures, facial expressions, along with hand and body movements. Because sign languages are built from visual units, a lot of people confuse sign language to pantomime and body language.
