Alternate Names: Langage Gestuelle
Dialects: Regional lexical variations in French area tied to specific schools. Local Swiss signs and imported French signs.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,000 (Van Cleve 1986).
Language Use: Taught in bilingual program in Geneva. Increasingly positive attitudes.
Language Development: TV.
Nation of Origin: Switzerland
Other Comments: French Sign Language , is used some in the French areas.