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American Sign Language (ASL) is a natural language that serves as the predominant sign language of deaf communities in the United States and most of Anglophone Canada. ASL is a complete and organized visual language that is expressed by employing both manual and nonmanual features. Besides North America, dialects of ASL and ASL-based creoles are used in many countries around the world, including m

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American Sign Language
Visual American Sign Language
Native toUnited States, Canada
RegionNorthern America
SignersNative signers: 730,000 (2006)
L2 signers: 130,000 (2006)
Francosign
Dialects
None widely accepted
si5s (ASLwrite), ASL-phabet, Stokoe notation, SignWriting
Official status
Official language in
None
Recognised minority
language in
Through legislation: Canada (federal); Saskatchewan (provincial); Ontario (provincial) only in domains of: legislation, education and judiciary proceedings. through resolutions: Alberta, Manitoba.
45 US states and DC formally recognize ASL in state law; Five states recognize ASL for educational foreign language requirements, but have not formally recognized ASL as a language.
Language codes
ISO 639-3ase
Glottologasli1244  ASL family
amer1248  ASL proper
  Areas where ASL or a dialect or derivative is the national sign language
  Areas where ASL is in significant use alongside another sign language
Map of the North American Francosign languages. ASL covers the regions enclosed by the dashed line.

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