Sign Language: Philippine Sign Language

Classification
Subclassification references
Comments on subclassification

Brittany Wilson (2016): 810 says it descends from pre-existing signs that influenced an ASL introduced 100 years ago.

Endangerment
AES status:
not endangered
Source:
David M. Eberhard and Gary F. Simons and Charles D. Fennig 2024
Comment:
Filipino Sign Language (psp-psp) = 5 (Developing). Recognized language (2018, Republic Act, No. 11106), Recognized as the national sign language of the deaf, with a mandate for use in education, the courts, public services, broadcast media, and workplaces, and standards for the interpreting profession.
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