Greek Sign Language

Greek Sign Language
Ελληνική νοηματική γλώσσα
Native toGreece
Cyprus
Native speakers
Estimates run from 6,000 to 60,000 (2014)[1]
Differences may reflect degree of fluency.
French Sign
  • LSF–ASL mix
    • Greek Sign Language
Language codes
ISO 639-3gss
Glottologgree1271

Greek Sign Language (Greek: Ελληνική νοηματική γλώσσα, romanized: Ellinikí noimatikí glóssa, ENG) is a sign language used by the Greek deaf community.

Greek Sign has been legally recognized as the official language area of the Deaf community for educational purposes in Greece since 2000. The Greek Sign Language is estimated to be used by some 40,600 people.

On December 19, 2013, the OMKE (Greek Federation of the Deaf) presented the Declaration on the Constitutional Recognition of the Greek Sign Language.

  1. ^ Greek Sign Language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)