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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Americas > Canada > Maritime Sign Language

Maritime Sign Language

A language of Canada

ISO 639-3nsr

Population  No estimate available.
Region  Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.
Alternate names   Nova Scotian Sign Language
Classification  Deaf sign language
Language use  Older deaf people.
Comments  Based on British Sign Language [bfi]. Distinct from American [ase] and Quebec [fcs] sign languages. Nearly extinct.