| Japanese Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| 日本手話 Nihon Shuwa | |
| Native to | Japan |
Native speakers | 320,000 (1986)[1] |
Japanese Sign Language family
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| Official status | |
| Regulated by | Japanese Federation of the Deaf |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jsl |
| Glottolog | japa1238 |
Japanese Sign Language (日本手話, nihon-shuwa), also known by the acronym JSL, is the dominant sign language in Japan and is a complete natural language, distinct from but influenced by the spoken Japanese language.
- ^ Japanese Sign Language at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019)
