Latvian Sign Language

Latvian Sign Language
Latviešu zīmju valoda
Native toLatvia
Native speakers
2,000 (2014)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3lsl
Glottologlatv1245

Latvian Sign Language (Latvian: latviešu zīmju valoda) is a sign language commonly used by deaf people in Latvia. Linguists use LSL as an acronym for Latvian Sign Language.[2][3]

  1. ^ Latvian Sign Language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Zeshan, Ulrike; Palfreyman, Nick (2019). "Sensory perception metaphors in sign languages". Perception Metaphors. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 280. ISBN 9789027263049.
  3. ^ Umbrasko, Solvita; Rascevska, Malgozata (May 2016). "Reliability and Validity of Latvian Sign Language Comprehension Test (LSLCT) for Deaf and Hearing Impaired Children". Journal of Educational and Social Research. 6 (2). MCSER Publishing: 237–246. doi:10.5901/jesr.2016.v6n2p237. S2CID 73634636.