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Swedish Sign Language

Swedish Sign Language is a sign language spoken in Sweden, by about 8,000 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.

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Sign languages are full natural languages with their own grammar, unrelated to the spoken languages around them.

Swedish Sign Language (SSL; Swedish: Svenskt teckenspråk or STS) is the sign language used in Sweden. It is recognized by the Swedish government as the country's official sign language, and hearing parents of deaf individuals are entitled to access state-sponsored classes that facilitate their learning of STS. There are around 13,000 native speakers and a total of 30,000 speakers.

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