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Sign language acronyms

Throughout the Manual, the following abbreviations for sign languages are used (some of which are acronyms based on the name of the used in the respective countries):

ABSL Al Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language AdaSL (Ghana) ASL Australian Sign Language BSL CSL DGS (Deutsche Gebärdensprache) DSGS Swiss-German Sign Language (Deutsch-Schweizerische Gebärdensprache) DTS (Dansk Tegnsprog) FinSL GSL HKSL HZJ (Hrvatski Znakovni Jezik) IPSL Indopakistani Sign Language SL () Irish SL Israeli SL ÍTM (Íslenskt táknmál) KK Sign Language of Desa Kolok, Bali (Kata Kolok) KSL LIS (Lingua dei Segni Italiana) LIU Jordanian Sign Language (Lughat il-Ishaara il-Urdunia) LSA (Lengua de Señas ) Libras (Língua de Sinais Brasileira) LSC (Llengua de Signes Catalana) LSCol (Lengua de Señas Colombiana) LSE (Lengua de Signos Española) LSF (Langue des Signes Française) LSQ Sign Language (Langue des Signes Québécoise) NGT Sign Language of the Netherlands (Nederlandse Gebarentaal) NicSL NS (Nihon Syuwa) NSL NZSL New Zealand Sign Language

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ÖGS (Österreichische Gebärdensprache) RSL SSL TİD (Türk İşaret Dili) TSL USL Uganda Sign Language VGT (Vlaamse Gebarentaal) YSL Yolngu Sign Language (Northern Australia)