Irish Sign Language (ISL)

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Irish Sign Language (ISL)

Teanga Chomharthaíochta na hÉireann

Speaker Numbers

International Speaker Numbers according to
EGIDS (Ethnologue) Source UNESCO Source ELCAT (Endangered Languages Project) Source
51 550 Site under maintenance (will be updated) Not listed
National Speaker Numbers
Country Language National Speaker Number Bases for Calculation Year Source
Ireland Irish Sign Language (ISL) Approx. 40 000 (not a census) Communication language 2026 (Website accessed)


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
Ireland Irish Sign Language (ISL) 5 (Developing)
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