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Israeli Sign Language

Israeli Sign Language
Shassi, ISL
שפת הסימנים הישראלית
s'fàt ha-simaním ha-yisre'elít
שס"י shássi [abbr.]
Native toIsrael
Native speakers
10,000 (2003)[1]
German Sign Language family
  • Israeli Sign Language
Language codes
ISO 639-3isr
Glottologisra1236

Israeli Sign Language, also known as Shassi[2] or ISL, is the most commonly used sign language by the Deaf community of Israel. Some other sign languages are also used in Israel, among them Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference MSPA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ גויכמן, רפאלה. "גילי בית הלחמי כובשת את הרשת בשפת הסימנים". TheMarker (in Hebrew). Retrieved 1 June 2021.

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