The French Belgian Sign Language (french: Langue des signes de Belgique francophone; LSFB) is the
deaf sign language
Sign languages (also known as signed languages) are languages that use the visual-manual modality to convey meaning, instead of spoken words. Sign languages are expressed through manual articulation in combination with non-manual markers. Sign l ...
of the
French language Community of
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...
, a country in Western Europe. It and
Flemish Sign Language are very closely related (and distantly if at all related to
French Sign Language
French Sign Language (french: langue des signes française, LSF) is the sign language of the deaf in France and French-speaking parts of Switzerland. According to ''Ethnologue'', it has 100,000 native signers.
French Sign Language is relate ...
, but generally regarded today as distinct languages.
Legal recognition
By
decree
A decree is a legal proclamation, usually issued by a head of state (such as the president of a republic or a monarch), according to certain procedures (usually established in a constitution). It has the force of law. The particular term used ...
of 22 October 2003, the
Parliament of the French Community recognised the Sign Language of French-speaking Belgium.
Décret relatif à la reconnaissance de la langue des signes
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See also
* Signed French
References
External links
www.lsfb.be
– Langue des signes de Belgique francophone
www.cfls.be
– Centre Francophone de la Langue des Signes
www.sourdlang.be
– dictionary
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Sign languages
Languages of Belgium
French Sign Language family