German Sign Language

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German Sign Language
Native to	Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg
Native speakers	Between 80,000 and 395,000 (2014)[1]
Language family	German Sign Language family German Sign Language
Language codes
ISO 639-3	gsg
Glottolog	germ1281
Areas where German Sign Language is a national language   Areas where German Sign Language is in significant use alongside another sign language

German Sign Language (German: Deutsche Gebärdensprache, DGS) is the sign language of the deaf community in Germany, Luxembourg^[2] and in the German-speaking community of Belgium^{[citation needed]}. It is unclear how many use German Sign Language as their main language; Gallaudet University estimated 50,000 as of 1986. The language has evolved through use in deaf communities over hundreds of years.