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Finland Swedish Sign Language

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Native to
  
ISO 639-3
  
fss

Ethnicity
  
Finland-Swedes

Glottolog
  
finl1235

Native speakers
  
150 deaf and 300 total (2014)Same figure of 150 cited in 2001

Language family
  
? British SignSwedish SignFinnish SignFinland-Swedish Sign Language

Finland-Swedish Sign Language (FinSSL) is a moribund Deaf sign language in Finland. It is now used only in private settings by older adults who attended the only Swedish school for the deaf in Finland (in Porvoo/BorgÄ), which was established in the mid 19th century but closed in 1993. FinSSL is said to be a distinct language; however, "Finland-Swedish Deaf have few problems understanding Finnish signers". There had been, moreover, continuous input from Swedish Sign Language over its history.

References

Finland-Swedish Sign Language Wikipedia


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