The French Belgian Sign Language (french: Langue des signes de Belgique francophone; LSFB) is the
deaf sign language of the
French language Community of
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
, a country in Western Europe. It and
Flemish Sign Language are very closely related (and distantly if at all related to
French Sign Language, but generally regarded today as distinct languages.
Legal recognition
By
decree
A decree is a legal proclamation, usually issued by a head of state (such as the president of a republic or a monarch), according to certain procedures (usually established in a constitution). It has the force of law. The particular term used for ...
of 22 October 2003, the
Parliament of the French Community
The Parliament of the French Community (french: Parlement de la Communauté française or PCF) is the legislative assembly of the French Community of Belgium based in the Quartier Royal. It consists of all 75 members of the Walloon Parliament exce ...
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
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Sign languages
Languages of Belgium
French Sign Language family