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Norwegian Sign Language

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Norwegian Sign Language, or NSL, is the principal sign language used in Norway. Several sign language organizations operate in the country, and some Norwegian television programming has been broadcast in NSL, including a daily news program on the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.

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Classification Confidence
Established 1
Speaker Count
2500 2
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Source Glottolog
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1. Glottolog: Glottolog languoid norw1261
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  • level
    "level": "family"
  • child_language_count
    "child_language_count": 2
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2. Norwegian Sign Language (Wikipedia)
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2,500
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