The French Belgian Sign Language (French : Langue des signes de Belgique francophone ; LSFB ) is the deaf sign language of the French Community of Belgium , a country in Western Europe. It and Flemish Sign Language are varieties of the same language.
Legal recognition [ edit ]
By decree of 22 October 2003, the Parliament of the French Community recognised the Sign Language of French-speaking Belgium.[3]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
Official languages
Regional dialects
Sign languages
By region[a]
Sign languages by region
Oceania
Asia
Bengali
Chinese
Philippine
Indonesia: Indonesian , Kata Kolok (Benkala, Balinese)
India: Alipur , Bengali Indo-Pakistani , Naga
Israel: Al-Sayyid Bedouin , Ghardaia , Israeli , Kafr Qasem , Yiddish
Japan: Amami Oshima , Japanese
Korean
Malaysia: Malaysian , Penang , Selangor
Mongolian
Nepal: Ghandruk , Jhankot , Jumla , Nepalese
Persian
Saudi Arabia: Saudi
Singapore
Sri Lankan
Taiwanese
Thailand: Ban Khor , Thai
Vietnamese
Africa
Europe
North America
Plains Sign Talk
Canada: American , Maritime , Quebec , Inuit , Plateau
Mexico: Chatino , Mayan , Mexican
United States: American (Black American ), Blackfeet, Keresan , Martha's Vineyard , Navajo, Navajo Family , Plateau , Sandy River Valley , Henniker
South America
International
Language
families[a]
Sign languages by family
Iraqi–
Levantine
Possible
Chinese Sign
Austro-
Hungarian
Old Belgian
Dutch
Italian
Mexican
Bangalore-Madras Sign Language
Beluchistan Sign Language
Bombay Sign Language
Calcutta Sign Language
Delhi Sign Language
Nepali
North West Frontier Province Sign Language
Punjab-Sindh Sign Language
Haiphong
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh City
Kentish
Other
Isolates
ASL
Extinct
languages
Linguistics
Fingerspelling
Writing
Language
contact
Media
Persons
Organisations
Miscellaneous
^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.
^b Denotes the number (if known) of languages within the family. No further information is given on these languages.