Persian Sign Language

Persian Sign Language
Native to Iran
unknown
Language codes
ISO 639-3 psc
Glottolog pers1244[1]

Persian Sign Language is the sign language used by Deaf and hard-of-hearing people in Iran. It is a true sign language, unlike the Baghcheban phonetic hand alphabet, which is a form of cued speech.

References

  1. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Persian Sign Language". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

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