Sign Language · ISO 639-3 bzs
Brazilian Sign Language Language
Brazilian Sign Language is a Sign Language language spoken by about 3.0 million people.
Countries that speak Brazilian Sign Language
No country-level speaker figures — see the map.
Language family
- Sign Language
- L1 Sign Language
- LSFic
- Brazilian Sign Language
About the Brazilian Sign Language language
Brazilian Sign Language is spoken by about 3.0 million people, which makes it the 249th most spoken language in the world — just behind Brahui (3.0 million) and ahead of Efik (3.0 million). It belongs to the Sign Language language family and, more precisely, to the LSFic group within the LSFic branch.
Where is Brazilian Sign Language spoken?
Brazilian Sign Language is used in 0 countries.
Brazilian Sign Language is not a national official language anywhere.
Writing system and status
It is a safe, widely transmitted language: children still learn it at home as their first language.
ISO codes: ISO 639-3 bzs.
Frequently asked questions about Brazilian Sign Language
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Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT). Speaker numbers include first- and second-language speakers where sources report them.