Selangor Sign Language | |
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Bahasa Isyarat Selangor | |
Signed in | Malaysia |
Region | Kuala Lumpur and Selangor |
Native signers | 500, mostly elderly, all bilingual in Malaysian Sign (date missing) |
Language family |
French Sign
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | kgi |
Selangor Sign Language (SSL), also known as Kuala Lumpur Sign Language (KLSL), is a sign language used in Malaysia. It was originally based on American Sign Language (ASL) but has diverged significantly enough to now be considered a language in its own right. Kuala Lumpur was formerly located in the state of Selangor before it became a federal territory in 1974.
Like Penang Sign Language (PSL), it now mainly used by older people, although many younger people can understand it.