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Many countries have developed their own sign languages, as much out of necessity as any real national reasoning. However, not all are officially recognised as a language, mostly because they are not always standard throughout a country, but more like dialects of a sort.

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There are approximately 137 countries with their own sign languages used by the deaf community. Each country may have its own unique sign language or may share a sign language with neighboring countries.

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There are about 125 major sign languages used in the world, but they are not all associated with specific countries.

Some countries have more than one sign language, and some countries use the the sign language of Another Country. For Example, American Sign Language is spoken in about 19 countries.

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