Swedish Sign Language

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Swedish Sign Language
Native to Sweden
Native speakers
 30,000  (2012)[1]
? British Sign
SignWriting[2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 swl

Swedish Sign Language (Svenskt teckenspråk or STS) is the sign language used in Sweden.

See also

  • Signed Swedish

References

  1. ↑ Swedish Sign Language reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
  2. ↑ SignPuddle 2.0. Signbank.org. Retrieved on 2013-10-29.
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^a Sign-language names reflect the region of origin. Natural sign languages are not related to the spoken language used in the same region. For example, French Sign Language originated in France, but is not related to French.


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