The French Belgian Sign Language (; LSFB) is the
deaf sign language of the
French language Community of
Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...
, a country in Western Europe. It and
Flemish Sign Language
Flemish Sign Language (, VGT) is a deaf sign language of Belgium. It is closely related to French Belgian Sign Language, but they are now generally recognized as distinct languages. VGT is estimated to include around 6,000 sign-language users ...
are very closely related (and distantly if at all related to
French Sign Language
French Sign Language (, LSF) is the sign language of deaf and hard-of-hearing people in France and in French-speaking parts of Switzerland. According to ''Ethnologue'', it has 100,000 native signers.
French Sign Language is related and part ...
), but generally regarded today as distinct languages.
Legal recognition
By
decree
A decree is a law, legal proclamation, usually issued by a head of state, judge, monarch, royal figure, or other relevant Authority, authorities, according to certain procedures. These procedures are usually defined by the constitution, Legislativ ...
of 22 October 2003, the
Parliament of the French Community
The Parliament of the French Community ( ; PCF) is the legislative assembly of the French Community of Belgium, based in the Royal Quarter of Brussels. It consists of all 75 members of the Walloon Parliament except German-speaking members (curren ...
recognised the Sign Language of French-speaking Belgium.
Décret relatif à la reconnaissance de la langue des signes
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See also
* Signed French
References
External links
www.lsfb.be
– Langue des signes de Belgique francophone
www.cfls.be
– Centre Francophone de la Langue des Signes
www.sourdlang.be
– dictionary
* https://www.jeang.be/A2_Apprendre/A3_Sourdlang/00_zourdlang/index.php#nbb
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Languages of Belgium
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