Algerian Sign Language
Deaf sign language of Algeria
Algerian Sign Language (Arabic: لغة الإشارة الجزائرية, romanized: Lughatu l-'Ishāratu l-Jazāʼirīyatu; Berber languages: ⵜⵓⵜⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵜⴰⴷⵓⴳⴰⵎⵜ ⵏ ⴷⵣⴰⵢⵔ, romanized: Tutlayt Tadugamt n Dzayer; French: Langue des signes algérienne) is the sign language most commonly used in Algeria. It was officially recognized by the Algerian law on the protection and promotion of persons with a disability enacted on May 8, 2002. It is also used in Oujda, Morocco, near the border, or at least the local sign language has been strongly influenced by it.
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