Japanese Sign Language

Japanese Sign Language
Japanese Sign Language
日本手話 Nihon Shuwa
Native to	Japan
Native speakers	320,000 (1986)
Language family	Japanese Sign Language family Japanese Sign Language;
Official status
Regulated by	Japanese Federation of the Deaf
Language codes
ISO 639-3	jsl
Glottolog	japa1238

Japanese Sign Language (日本手話, nihon-shuwa), also known by the acronym JSL, is the dominant sign language in Japan and is a complete natural language, distinct from but influenced by the spoken Japanese language.

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