French Belgian Sign Language | |
Nativename: | Langue des signes de Belgique francophone (LSFB) |
States: | French Community of Belgium |
Speakers: | 4,000 |
Date: | 2014 |
Ref: | e18 |
Familycolor: | sign |
Fam1: | French Sign? |
Fam2: | Belgian Sign Language |
Iso3: | sfb |
Glotto: | lang1248 |
Glottorefname: | Langue des signes de Belgique Francophone |
The French Belgian Sign Language (French: Langue des signes de Belgique francophone; LSFB) is the deaf sign language of the French language Community of Belgium, a country in Western Europe. It and Flemish Sign Language are very closely related (and distantly if at all related to French Sign Language), but generally regarded today as distinct languages.[1]
By decree of 22 October 2003, the Parliament of the French Community recognised the Sign Language of French-speaking Belgium.[2]