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Dutch Sign Language

A language of Netherlands

ISO 639-3: dse

Population	20,000 (1986). 1,500,000 hearing impaired, 15,000 deaf.
Alternate names	Sign Language of the Netherlands, SLN
Classification	Deaf sign language
Language use	All ages.
Language development	TV. Dictionary.
Comments	5 varieties associated with 5 schools for the deaf, each with about 1,500 students. Primary schools for the deaf since 1790. Developed from French Sign Language [ssr], some features similar to American [ase] and British [bfi] sign languages. In transition. Distinct from Signed Dutch. Manual spelling system.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

PARKS, Elizabeth, author; PARKS, Jason, editor. 2011. Americas Area Sign Language Survey Report Video Summaries in American Sign Language.

PARKS, Elizabeth, author; PARKS, Jason, editor. 2012. Americas Area Sign Language Survey Report Video Summaries in American Sign Language - Aruba.

PARKS, Elizabeth, author; PARKS, Jason, editor. 2012. Americas Area Sign Language Survey Report Video Summaries in American Sign Language - Netherlands Antilles.

PARKS, Elizabeth, author; PARKS, Jason, editor. 2012. Americas Area Sign Language Survey Report Video Summaries in American Sign Language - Suriname.

PARKS, Elizabeth; WILLIAMS, Holly, authors. 2011. "Sociolinguistic Profiles of Twenty-four Deaf Communities in the Americas."