Algerian Sign Language (; ; ) is the

sign language Sign languages (also known as signed languages) are languages that use the visual-manual modality to convey meaning, instead of spoken words. Sign languages are expressed through manual articulation in combination with #Non-manual elements, no ...

most commonly used in

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

. It was officially recognized by the Algerian law on the protection and promotion of persons with a disability enacted on May 8, 2002.

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Arab sign languages French Sign Language family Languages of Algeria Languages of Morocco Disability in Algeria {{sign-lang-stub