Libyan Sign Language

Summary

Libyan Sign Language is the deaf sign language of Libya. It appears to belong to the Arab sign language family (Hendriks 2008).

Libyan Sign Language
Native toLibya
Native speakers
20,000 (2021)[1]
Arab Sign Language family?
  • Libyan Sign Language
Language codes
ISO 639-3lbs
Glottologliby1235

References edit

  1. ^ Libyan Sign Language at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  

Sources edit

  • Hendriks, Bernadet, 2008. Jordanian Sign Language: aspects of grammar from a cross-linguistic perspective (dissertation)[1]
  • Suwed, Abdalla A. 1984. Lughat Al-Ishara Al-`Arabiyah: Laughat As-Sum. Tripoli, Libya: Al-Mansha'ah Al Aamah Lin-Nasher wal I'lam.