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Can anyone tell or source an opinion on sign laungages, which is more EU-compatible? What resources can I use online? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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I was thinking if can learn a sign language, preferably the one not completely localized, but what I got is a total confusion. There are different SLs for China, India, US, Russia and other countries, all seem incompatible between each other. Is there one to pick if I want to be compatible with EU people, but also as much others as possible?

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[–] tae_glas@slrpnk.net 6 points 5 days ago

french sign language is one that a lot of other sign languages drew from, so it might be a good starting point for finding similarities / etymologies of signs.

that said, you'll still need to learn those different sign languages from different places, in order to communicate with people there, just like with any spoken languages.

sign languages are typically very localised, due to Deaf communities often being fairly isolated. (Deaf people here in ireland have historically had difficulties communicating with one another, because signs would end up evolving differently between the girls' schools & boys' schools, for example)