Dutch Sign Language

sign language used in Netherlands
Intangible sign_language Q2201099
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Summary

Dutch Sign Language is a sign language[1]. It draws 91 Wikipedia views per month (sign_language category, ranking #34 of 163).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dutch Sign Language is in the country of Netherlands[3].
  • Dutch Sign Language is in the country of Kingdom of the Netherlands[4].
  • Dutch Sign Language's instance of is recorded as sign language[5].
  • Dutch Sign Language's instance of is recorded as modern language[6].
  • Dutch Sign Language is a type of Dutch-Belgian Sign Languages[7].
  • Dutch Sign Language's Commons category is recorded as Dutch Sign Language[8].
  • Dutch Sign Language's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.25, 'lon': 5.5}[9].
  • Dutch Sign Language's significant event is recorded as legal recognition[10].
  • Dutch Sign Language's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dutch Sign Language[11].
  • Dutch Sign Language's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+15000'}[12].
  • Dutch Sign Language's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'NGT'}[13].
  • Dutch Sign Language's different from is recorded as Signed Dutch[14].
  • Dutch Sign Language's exact match is recorded as http://data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-133089355[15].
  • Dutch Sign Language's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 5 Developing[16].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include sign language[5] and modern language[6]. Dutch Sign Language is a type of Dutch-Belgian Sign Languages[7].

Why It Matters

Dutch Sign Language draws 91 Wikipedia views per month (sign_language category, ranking #34 of 163).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wals.info. wals.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . vng.nl. Retrieved . vng.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . eud.eu. eud.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → legal recognition
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 52.25, 'lon': 5.5}
    Different from → Signed Dutch
    Deaf movie database language id → dutch-sign-language
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Deaf movie database language id: dutch-sign-language, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/311221312|dutch sign language (#311221312)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/"
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