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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Europe > Czech Republic > Czech Sign Language

Czech Sign Language

A language of Czech Republic

ISO 639-3cse

Population  No estimate available.
Dialects  Partially intelligible with French Sign Language [fsl].
Classification  Deaf sign language
Language use  Used since 1786 when deaf schools began. School variety different from adult use outside. Interpreters required in court; some provided for college students and important public events. Sign language instruction for parents of deaf children. More than one sign language used. Manual alphabet for spelling.
Language development  Films. TV. Videos. Dictionary.