Norwegian Sign Language | |
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Norsk tegnspråk | |
Native to | Norway |
Native speakers | 2,500 (2014)[1] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | nsl – Norwegian SL |
Glottolog | norw1261 |
ELP | Norwegian Sign Language |
Norwegian Sign Language, or NSL (Norwegian Bokmål: norsk tegnspråk or Nynorsk: norsk teiknspråk, NTS), is the principal sign language in Norway. There are many sign language organizations and some television programs broadcast in NSL in Norway. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation airs Nyheter på tegnspråk (News in Sign Language) daily and Tid for tegn (Time for Signs) weekly.
NSL is an official language as of 1 January 2022.[2]