Russian Sign Language

Russian Sign Language
Russian Sign Language
русский жестовый язык; russkiy zhestovyi yazyk;
Native to	Russia, Tajikistan, Belarus
Region	Russian
Signers	120,000 in Russia (2010 census)
Language family	French Sign Austro-Hungarian Sign Russian Sign Language; ;
Dialects	Kazakh Sign Language; Uzbek Sign Language; Moldovan Sign Language;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; rsl – Russian Sign Language; vsi – Moldovan Sign Language
Glottolog	russ1270

Russian Sign Language (RSL) is the sign language used by the Deaf community in Russia, with what is possibly additional presence in Belarus and Tajikistan. It belongs to the French Sign Language family.

RSL is a natural language with a grammar that differs from spoken or written Russian language. Signed Russian is an artificial form of communication used in schools and differs from RSL in strictly following Russian grammar.

Although RSL is legally recognized in Russia, it does not enjoy state support and there is a lack of skilled RSL interpreters in the country.

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