language: gsg

Information
has URI	http://lexvo.org/id/term/language/gsg
has gloss	eng: German Sign Language or Deutsche Gebärdensprache is the sign language of the Deaf community in Germany. It is often abbreviated as DGS. It is unclear how many use German Sign Language as their main language; Gallaudet University estimated 50,000 in 1986. The language has evolved through use in deaf communities over hundreds of years.
lexicalization	eng: Deutsche Gebaerdensprache
lexicalization	eng: Deutsche Gebardensprache
lexicalization	eng: Deutsche Gebärdensprache
lexicalization	eng: German Sign Language
subclass of	(noun) a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written" language, linguistic communication

Meaning
German
has gloss	deu: Die Deutsche Gebärdensprache (abgekürzt DGS) ist die visuell-manuelle Sprache, in der gehörlose und schwerhörige Personen in Deutschland untereinander kommunizieren. Die Wörter der Sprache nennen sich Gebärden. Die Sprachgemeinschaft umfasst ungefähr 200.000 Menschen, die auch hörende Benutzer einschließt.
lexicalization	deu: Deutsche Gebärdensprache
Norwegian
has gloss	nor: Tysk tegnspråk (tysk: Deutsche Gebärdensprache) er det tegnspråket som blir brukt blant døve i Tyskland. Språket omtales ofte som DGS blant tyske døve.
lexicalization	nor: tysk tegnspråk

Media
media:img	A diaeresis - DGS.svg