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Glottolog. phil1239. Filipino Sign Language (FSL) or Philippine Sign Language ( Filipino: Wikang pasenyas ng mga Pilipino ), [ 2] is a sign language originating in the Philippines. Like other sign languages, FSL is a unique language with its own grammar, syntax and morphology; it is not based on and does not resemble Filipino or English. [ 3]
Filipino (English: / ˌ f ɪ l ɪ ˈ p iː n oʊ / ⓘ, FIH-lih-PEE-noh; [1] Wikang Filipino, [ˈwi.kɐŋ fi.liˈpi.no̞]) is a language under the Austronesian language family.It is the national language (Wikang pambansa / Pambansang wika) of the Philippines, lingua franca (Karaniwang wika), and one of the two official languages (Wikang opisyal/Opisyal na wika) of the country, with English. [2]
Filipino is regulated by Commission on the Filipino Language and serves as a lingua franca used by Filipinos of various ethnolinguistic backgrounds. [10] Republic Act 11106 declares Filipino Sign Language or FSL as the country's official sign language and as the Philippine government's official language in communicating with the Filipino Deaf. [11]
A Tagalog speaker, recorded in South Africa.. Tagalog (/ t ə ˈ ɡ ɑː l ɒ ɡ /, tə-GAH-log; [3] [tɐˈɣaː.loɡ]; Baybayin: ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by the ethnic Tagalog people, who make up a quarter of the population of the Philippines, and as a second language by the majority.
The Commission on the Filipino Language ( CFL ), [ 2] also referred to as the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino ( KWF ), [ a] is the official regulating body of the Filipino language and the official government institution tasked with developing, preserving, and promoting the various local Philippine languages. [ 4][ 5] The commission was established ...
Eritrean Sign Language. creole. Eswatini Sign Language. Irish, British, & local. Ethiopian sign languages. 1 million signers of an unknown number of languages. Francophone African Sign Language. ASL & spoken French. The development of ASL in Francophone West Africa.
Filipino Sign Language has a mid-sized population, with about 121,000 Deaf native speakers. [ 2 ] [ 49 ] It is also considered to be a stable language, because FSL is not the primary language used in most educational institutions or workplaces. [ 49 ]
Upon official adoption of the modern, 28-letter Filipino alphabet in 1987, the term Filipino was preferred over Pilipino. [citation needed] Locally, some still use "Filipino" to refer to the people and "Pilipino" to refer to the language, but in international use "Filipino" is the usual form for both.