Flemish Sign Language

sign language used by the deaf community of the Flemish Community
Intangible sign_language Q2107617
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Flemish Sign Language

Summary

Flemish Sign Language is a sign language[1]. It draws 36 Wikipedia views per month (sign_language category, ranking #38 of 163).[2]

Key Facts

  • Flemish Sign Language is in the country of Belgium[3].
  • Flemish Sign Language's instance of is recorded as sign language[4].
  • Flemish Sign Language's instance of is recorded as modern language[5].
  • Flemish Community is named after Flemish Sign Language[6].
  • Flemish Sign Language's ISO 639-3 code is recorded as vgt[7].
  • Flemish Sign Language's subclass of is recorded as Dutch-Belgian Sign Languages[8].
  • Flemish Sign Language's writing system is recorded as SignWriting[9].
  • Flemish Sign Language's writing system is recorded as Dutch alphabet[10].
  • Flemish Sign Language's IETF language tag is recorded as vgt[11].
  • Flemish Sign Language's IETF language tag is recorded as sgn-BE-NL[12].
  • +1970-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Flemish Sign Language[13].
  • Flemish Sign Language's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08g8ty[14].
  • Flemish Sign Language's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Flemish Sign Language[15].
  • Flemish Sign Language's described at URL is recorded as https://immaterieelerfgoed.be/nl/erfgoederen/Vlaamse-gebarentaal-VGT[16].
  • Flemish Sign Language's language regulatory body is recorded as Vlaams GebarentaalCentrum[17].
  • Flemish Sign Language's Linguist List code is recorded as vgt[18].
  • Flemish Sign Language's replaces is recorded as Belgian Sign Language[19].
  • Flemish Sign Language's Glottolog code is recorded as vlaa1235[20].
  • Flemish Sign Language's WALS lect code is recorded as vla[21].
  • Flemish Sign Language's Ethnologue.com language code is recorded as vgt[22].
  • Flemish Sign Language's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'nl-be', 'text': 'Vlaamse Gebarentaal'}[23].
  • Flemish Sign Language's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl-be', 'text': 'VGT'}[24].
  • Flemish Sign Language's endangeredlanguages.com ID is recorded as 7356[25].
  • Flemish Sign Language's indigenous to is recorded as Flemish Community[26].
  • Flemish Sign Language's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/VGT[27].

Why It Matters

Flemish Sign Language draws 36 Wikipedia views per month (sign_language category, ranking #38 of 163).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Inventaris Vlaanderen van het Immaterieel Cultureel Erfgoed. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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