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.
References
Arab sign languages
French Sign Language family
Languages of Algeria
Languages of Morocco
Disability in Algeria
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