English-Dutch translations for sign language

• gebarentaal
  Gebarentaal is geen kruk of rolstoel. Sign language is not a crutch or a wheelchair.
  Het zou goed zijn om ook gebarentaal te beschouwen als een minderheidstaal. It would be good if sign language could be considered a minority language.
  Het tolken naar gebarentaal kennen we bijvoorbeeld al. Nowadays, we have interpretation using sign language, for example.

Definition of sign language

• One of several natural languages, typically used by the deaf, in which words and phrases are represented by hand shapes, motions, positions, and facial expressions
• The sign language that is used locally or that is mistakenly believed to be the only one
• Sign languages considered collectively
• Communication through gestures used when speech is impossible, for example, between monks under a vow of silence or people speaking different languages

Related words

• sign languages
• sign language|Sign Language
• American Sign Language
• French Sign Language
• British Sign Language
• Argentine Sign Language
• Brazilian Sign Language
• Quebec Sign Language
• Japanese Sign Language