Norwegian Sign Language

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Norwegian Sign Language, NSL Norsk Tegnspråk, NTS
Signed in:	Norway
Total signers:	15,000 (estimated), about 4000 as first language
Language family:	unknown
Language codes
ISO 639-1:	none
ISO 639-2:	sgn-NO
ISO 639-3:	nsl
sign language — list of sign languages — legal recognition

Norwegian Sign Language is the preferred sign language amongst deaf Norwegians. NSL is an important language in Norway, there are a lot of Sign Language-organizations and some TV-programs in NSL. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation airs Nyheter på tegnspråk (News in sign language) daily and Tid for tegn (Time for signs) weekly.

NTS Dictionary: http://www.tegnordbok.no