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Libyan Sign Language

Libyan Sign Language is the deaf sign language of Libya. It appears to belong to the Arab sign language family.

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Jul 4, 2026
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Libyan Sign Language
Native toLibya
Native speakers
20,000 (2021)1
Arab Sign Language family?
  • Libyan Sign Language
Language codes
ISO 639-3lbs
Glottologliby1235

Libyan Sign Language (Arabic: لغة الإشارة الليبية, romanizedLughat al-Ishārah al-Lībīyah) is the deaf sign language of Libya. It appears to belong to the Arab sign language family (Hendriks 2008).

References

References

  1. Libyan Sign Language at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
Sources

Sources

  • Hendriks, Bernadet, 2008. Jordanian Sign Language: aspects of grammar from a cross-linguistic perspective (dissertation)[1]
  • Suwed, Abdalla A. 1984. Lughat Al-Ishara Al-`Arabiyah: Laughat As-Sum. Tripoli, Libya: Al-Mansha'ah Al Aamah Lin-Nasher wal I'lam.