British Sign Language
British Sign Language (BSL) is thought to have around 150,000 deaf users in the UK, not including thousands of other users who are hearing relatives of the deaf, or who work with the British deaf community. Due to their different historical origins, only around 30% of signs in BSL are identical to American Sign Language (ASL). BSL is most closely linked to Australian and New Zealand sign languages, which evolved from an early form of BSL. It also has regional dialects across the UK.
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