Hungarian Sign Language
PrintA language of Hungary
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Magyar Jelnyelv, Magyarországi jelnyelv
Population
30,000–60,000 deaf.
Location
Widespread.
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Budapest, Debrecen, Eger, Kaposvár, Sopron, Szeged, Vác. Related to Austrian Sign Language [asq]. Dialects have some different signs for lexical items, but similar or the same grammar.
Language Use
300,000 hard-of-hearing people use it as L1 or L2. Budapest dialect is viewed as the standard. All ages.
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources