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Norwegian Sign Language

principal sign language of Norway
Intangible sign_language Q1781613
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Norwegian Sign Language

Summary

Norwegian Sign Language is a sign language[1]. It draws 60 Wikipedia views per month (sign_language category, ranking #40 of 163).[2]

Key Facts

  • Norwegian Sign Language is in the country of Norway[3].
  • Norwegian Sign Language's instance of is recorded as sign language[4].
  • Norwegian Sign Language's instance of is recorded as modern language[5].
  • Norwegian Sign Language is a type of French Sign Language family[6].
  • Norwegian Sign Language's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Norwegian Sign Language[7].
  • Norwegian Sign Language's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'norsk tegnspråk'}[8].
  • Norwegian Sign Language's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'NTS'}[9].
  • Norwegian Sign Language's exact match is recorded as http://data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-133083608[10].
  • Norwegian Sign Language's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 5 Developing[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include sign language[4] and modern language[5]. Norwegian Sign Language is a type of French Sign Language family[6].

Why It Matters

Norwegian Sign Language draws 60 Wikipedia views per month (sign_language category, ranking #40 of 163).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Ethnologue. Retrieved . ethnologue.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → norsk_tegnspråk
    Country → —
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → French Sign Language family
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007530517005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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