Greek Sign Language
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Greek Sign Language (Greek: Ελληνική νοηματική γλώσσα, romanized: Ellinikí noimatikí glóssa, ENG) is a sign language used by the Greek deaf community.
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Greek Sign Language | |
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Ελληνική νοηματική γλώσσα | |
Native to | Greece Cyprus |
Native speakers | Estimates run from 6,000 to 60,000 (2014)[1] Differences may reflect degree of fluency. |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | gss |
Glottolog | gree1271 |
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Greek Sign has been legally recognized as the official language area of the Deaf community for educational purposes in Greece since 2000. The Greek Sign Language is estimated to be used by some 40,600 people.
On December 19, 2013, the OMKE (Greek Federation of the Deaf) presented the Declaration on the Constitutional Recognition of the Greek Sign Language.