| Armenian Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Armenia, Artsakh |
| Signers | 3,200–16,000 (2008–2021) [1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aen |
| Glottolog | arme1259 |
Armenian Sign Language is the deaf sign language of Armenia.
Wittmann (1991) [2] posits that ArSL is a language isolate (a 'prototype' sign language).
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