Libyan Sign Language
{{Short description|Deaf sign language of Libya}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Libyan Sign Language
|nativename=
|states=Libya
|speakers=20,000
|date=2021
|ref=e25
|familycolor = sign language
|fam1=Arab Sign Language family?
|fam2=
|iso3=lbs
|glotto=liby1235
|glottorefname=Libyan Sign Language
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Libyan Sign Language ({{Langx|ar|لغة الإشارة الليبية|translit=Lughat al-Ishārah al-Lībīyah}}) is the deaf sign language of Libya. It appears to belong to the Arab sign language family (Hendriks 2008).
References
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Sources
- Hendriks, Bernadet, 2008. Jordanian Sign Language: aspects of grammar from a cross-linguistic perspective (dissertation)[https://web.archive.org/web/20131102005507/http://www.lotpublications.nl/publish/articles/003014/bookpart.pdf]
- Suwed, Abdalla A. 1984. Lughat Al-Ishara Al-`Arabiyah: Laughat As-Sum. Tripoli, Libya: Al-Mansha'ah Al Aamah Lin-Nasher wal I'lam.
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