Alternate Names: Filipino Sign Language, FSL, Local Sign Language
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to American Sign Language ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 100,000 deaf persons (Van Cleve 1986).
Language Use: Total communication used in deaf schools, with teachers both speaking and signing. Used by United States Peace Corps. American Sign Language [ase] well known as L2.
Nation of Origin: Philippines