Swiss-French Sign Language
A language of Switzerland
| Population | 1,000 (Van Cleve 1986). |
| Alternate names | Langage Gestuelle |
| Dialects | Regional lexical variations in French area tied to specific schools. Local Swiss signs, imported French signs. |
| Classification | Deaf sign language |
| Language use | Taught in bilingual program in Geneva. Status of signing is improving. |
| Language development | TV. |
| Writing system | SignWriting. |
| Comments | French Sign Language [ssr] is used some in the French areas. |
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