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The Swedish Sign Language family is a language family of sign languages, including Swedish Sign Language, Portuguese Sign Language, and Finnish Sign Language. Swedish SL started about 1800. Henri Wittmann proposes that it descends from British Sign Language.
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Swedish Sign Language (SSL; Svenskt teckenspråk) is the sign language used in Sweden. It is recognized by the Swedish government as the country's official sign language, and hearing parents of deaf individuals are entitled to access state-sponsored classes that facilitate their learning of SSL. [3]
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The Swedish Sign Language family is a language family of sign languages, including Swedish Sign Language, Portuguese Sign Language, and Finnish Sign Language. Swedish SL started about 1800. Henri Wittmann proposes that it descends from British Sign Language.
Help. Pages in category "Swedish Sign Language family" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Swedish Sign Language family. Eritrean Sign Language. Finland-Swedish Sign Language. Finnish Sign Language. Portuguese Sign Language. Swedish Sign Language.
Swedish is an Indo-European language belonging to the North Germanic branch of the Germanic languages. In the established classification, it belongs to the East Scandinavian languages, together with Danish, separating it from the West Scandinavian languages, consisting of Faroese, Icelandic, and Norwegian.
Swedish Sign Language (c. 1800–present) Portuguese Sign Language (c. 1820–present) Finnish Sign Language (c. 1850–present) Finland-Swedish Sign Language (c. 1850–present) Eritrean Sign Language (c. 1950–present)
Swedish Sign Language ( SSL; Svenskt teckenspråk) is the sign language used in Sweden. It is recognized by the Swedish government as the country's official sign language, and hearing parents of deaf individuals are entitled to access state-sponsored classes that facilitate their learning of SSL. [3] .