Macedonian Sign Language

Macedonian Sign Language
Македонски знаковен јазик
Native toRepublic of North Macedonia
Native speakers

6,000 have requested signed news on television[1]
unknown
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
GlottologNone

Macedonian Sign Language (Macedonian: македонски знаковен јазик, romanized: makedonski znakoven jazik or македонски гестовен јазик, makedonski gestoven jazik) is the sign language of the deaf community in North Macedonia.[2] As in all sign languages, Macedonian Sign Language is based on gestures and body movements, particularly movements with the hands. The precise number of signers in North Macedonia is not known, but 6,000 people request signed news on Macedonian television.[1] The learning and the usage of the language, as well as the rights of the deaf community in North Macedonia, are regulated by a national law.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Дневник, 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  2. ^ "Macedonian sign language". Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  3. ^ Закон за употреба на знаковниот јазик, Службен весник на Република Македонија, број 105, 21 август 2009, Скопје Archived 2018-12-03 at the Wayback Machine