| Irish Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| Teanga Chomharthaíochta na hÉireann | |
| Native to | Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland |
Native speakers | 5,000 deaf (2014)[1] 45,000 hearing signers |
Francosign
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| Dialects | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Republic of Ireland |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | isg |
| Glottolog | iris1235 |
Irish Sign Language (ISL, Irish: Teanga Chomharthaíochta na hÉireann) is the sign language of Ireland, used primarily in the Republic of Ireland. It is also used in Northern Ireland, alongside British Sign Language (BSL). Irish Sign Language is more closely related to French Sign Language (LSF) than to BSL, though it has influence from both languages. It has influenced sign languages in Australia and South Africa, and has little relation to either spoken Irish or English. ISL is unique among sign languages for having different gendered versions due to men and women being taught it at different schools all over Ireland.[2][3]
- ^ Irish Sign Language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Irish Sign Language". www.irishdeafsociety.ie. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
- ^ LeMaster 1998.