| Slovak Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| Slovenský posunkový jazyk | |
| Native to | Slovakia |
Native speakers | 15,000 (2014)[1] |
French Sign
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | svk |
| Glottolog | slov1263 |
TheSlovak Sign Language (Slovak:Slovenský posunkový jazyk,SPJ) is thesign language of thedeaf community inSlovakia. It belongs to the French sign-language family. Bickford (2005) found that Slovak,Czech, andHungarian Sign formed a cluster withRomanian,Bulgarian, andPolish Sign.[2]
Despite the similarity of oral Slovak and Czech, SSL is not particularly close toCzech Sign Language.[citation needed]
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