Azerbaijani Sign Language

Azerbaijani Sign Language
AİD
Azərbaycan işarət dili
Native toAzerbaijan
Signers31,000 (2009)[citation needed]
Language codes
ISO 639-3
IETFrsl-AZ

Azerbaijani Sign Language (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan işarət dili, AİD) is the sign language used by the deaf community in Azerbaijan. As with other sign languages, AİD has a unique grammar that differs from the oral languages used in the region. There are approximately 31,000 deaf people in Azerbaijan.[citation needed] Azerbaijani Sign Language is not recognized as an official language by Azerbaijan, nor does not have any language codes.[citation needed]

Azerbaijani Sign Language is based on Russian Sign Language.