Mauritian Sign Language

Mauritian Sign Language
Mauritian Sign Language
Native to	Mauritius
Native speakers	1,000 (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL)
Language family	Language isolate
Language codes
ISO 639-3	lsy
Glottolog	maur1240

Last updated January 02, 2026

Mauritian Sign Language (MSL; French : Langue des signes mauricienne or mauritienne) is the indigenous deaf sign language of Mauritius.

References

↑ Mauritian Sign Language at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

Bibliography

Adone, Dany & Gebert, A. (2006). A dictionary and grammar for Mauritian Sign Language. Volume 1. Editions Le Printemps Ltée, Vacoas, République de Maurice.

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[e25-1] Mauritian Sign Language at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

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v t e Languages of Mauritius
Official languages	English French
Vernacular languages	Mauritian Creole Rodriguan creole
Immigrant languages	Bhojpuri Tamil Telugu English French Punjabi Spanish German Italian Hindi Hebrew Arabic Chinese Portuguese Japanese Romani Russian Danish Dutch
Sign languages	Mauritian Sign Language