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Japanese Sign Language
日本手話 Nihon Shuwa
Native toJapan
Native speakers
320,000 (1986)[1]
Language family
Japanese Sign Language family
  • Japanese Sign Language
Official status
Regulated byJapanese Federation of the Deaf
Language codes
ISO 639-3jsl
Glottologjapa1238

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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