French Sign Language (LSF)

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French Sign Language (LSF)

Langue des signes française

Speaker Numbers

International Speaker Numbers according to
EGIDS (Ethnologue) Source UNESCO Source ELCAT (Endangered Languages Project) Source
300 000 Site under maintenance (will be updated) Not listed
National Speaker Numbers
Country Language National Speaker Number Bases for Calculation Year Source
France French Sign Language (LSF) Approx. 280 000 (not a census) Language Users 2025


Endangerment

International Endangerment according to
UNESCO Source ELCAT (Endangered Languages Project) Source
Site under maintenance (will be updated) Not listed
National Endangerment according to EGIDS (Ethnologue)
Country Language Endangerment Level Source
France French Sign Language (LSF) 5 (Developing)
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