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| Algerian Jewish Sign Language | |
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| Ghardaia Sign Language שפת הסימנים של יהודי אלג'יריה sfat ha-simanim shel yehudi aljiriah | |
| שפת הסימנים הע׳רדאית sfat ha-simanim ha-ghardait שס"ע׳shassagh[abbr.] | |
| Native to | Israel, possibly France |
| Users | Moribund (2012)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ajs |
| Glottolog | ghar1240 |
Algerian Jewish Sign Language (AJSL), also known asGhardaia Sign Language, is a moribundvillage sign language originally ofGhardaïa, Algeria that is now used in Israel and possibly also in France.[2][3]
The Jewish community of Ghardaïa immigrated to France and Israel during the years 1943 to 1962. However, because deaf Algerian Jews tended to marry deaf Israelis from other backgrounds, they adoptedIsraeli Sign Language (ISL) as their primary language and AJSL is now used only by older generations.[3]
Little is known about its use in France.
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