Algerian Sign Language | |
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Native to | Algeria, Oujda |
French Sign
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | alge1235 |
Algerian Sign Language (French: Langue des signes algérienne (LSA), Tamazight: Tamslayt Tadugamt n Lezzayer, Arabic: لغة الإشارة الجزائر ) 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 has influenced the deaf community in Oujda in northern Morocco.