Finland-Swedish Sign Language
Moribund deaf sign language of Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Finland-Swedish Sign Language (FinSSL; Swedish: Finlandssvenskt teckenspråk, Finnish: Suomenruotsalainen viittomakieli) is a moribund sign language in Finland. It is now used mainly in private settings by older adults who attended the only Swedish school for the deaf in Finland (in Porvoo, Swedish: Borgå), which was established in the mid-19th century by Carl Oscar Malm but closed in 1993.[3] However, it has recently been taught to some younger individuals.[4] Some 90 persons have it as their native language[5] and it is spoken by around 300 people in total.[6]
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| Finland-Swedish Sign Language | |
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| finlandssvenskt teckenspråk (Swedish) | |
| suomenruotsalainen viittomakieli (Finnish) | |
| Native to | Finland |
| Ethnicity | Finland-Swedes |
Native speakers | 150 deaf and 300 total (2014)[1] Same figure of 150 cited in 2001[2] |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | fss |
| Glottolog | finl1235 |
| ELP | Finnish-Swedish Sign Language |
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