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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Europe > Austria > Austrian Sign Language

Austrian Sign Language

A language of Austria

ISO 639-3asq

Population  No estimate available.
Alternate names   Austro-Hungarian Sign Language
Dialects  Partially intelligible with French Sign Language [fsl]. Related to Russian Sign Language [rsl]. Sign language used in class and that used by adults outside class are different.
Classification  Deaf sign language
Language use  Originated 1870. Recognized by Parliament 2005.
Language development  Films. TV. Videos. Dictionary.
Comments  Manual alphabet for spelling.