Sign Languages Around the World
Sign Language recognized in the following countries:
Some sign languages are recognized by Constitution and Legislation/Policy
| Countries | Sign Languages | Acronyms |
| Argentina | Lengua de Señas Argentina | LSA |
| Australia | Australian SL | Auslan |
| Austria | Austrian Sign Language | ÖGS |
| Belarus | ||
| Belgium | Belgian-Flemish SL | |
| Belgium | Belgian-French SL | |
| Bolivia | Bolivian SL | |
| Brazil | Brazilian SL | Recognized |
| Canada-Anglophone | American Sign Language | ASL |
| Canada-Francophone | Langue de Signe Quebecois | LSQ |
| Canada, Maritime | Maritime Sign Language | MSL |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian SL | |
| Chile | Chilean SL | |
| China | Chinese SL | |
| Colombia | Colombian SL | |
| Czech Republic | Czech SL | |
| Denmark | Danish SL | |
| Ecuador | Ecuadorian Sign Language | |
| Ethopia | Ethiopian SL | |
| Finland | Finnish SL (Viittomakieli) | . |
| France | French SL (Langue des Signes Française) | LSF |
| Germany | German SL (Deutsche Gebärdensprache) | |
| Iceland | Icelandic Sign Language | |
| Ireland | Irish Sign Language | |
| India | Indian SL (unstandardized due to regions and population) | |
| Ireland | Irish SL | ISL |
| Israel | Israeli SL | |
| Italy | Italian SL (Lingua dei Segni Italian; Lingua Italiana dei Segni) | LIS |
| Jordan | Jordanian SL | |
| Japan | Japanese SL (Shuwa or Temane; Nihon Syuwa) | |
| Kenya | Kenyan SL | |
| Korea, South | Korean SL | |
| Kuwaiti | Kuwaiti SL | |
| Latvia | Latvian Sign Language | |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian Sign Language | |
| Malaysia | Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia | BIM |
| Mexico | Mexican SL | LSM |
| Nepal | Nepalese SL | |
| Netherlands | Nederlandse GebarenTaal | NGT |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Sign Language | NZSL |
| Norway | Norwegian SL; Norsk Tegnspråk | |
| Panama | Panamanian SL; Lengua de Señas Panameñas | |
| Peru | Peruvian Sign Language | |
| Poland | Polish SL | |
| Portugal | Portugese SL | |
| Romania | Romanian SL | RSL |
| Singapore | hybrid of American SL, Sign English and others | |
| Spain | Spanish SL | LSE |
| South Africa | ||
| Slovak Republic | ||
| Sweden | Swedish SL | |
| Switzerland (French-Speaking) | Swiss-German SL | |
| Switzerland (German-speaking) | Swiss-French SL | |
| Uganda | Ugandan Sign Language | |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian Sign Language | |
| Thailand | Thai SL | |
| United Kingdom | British SL | BSL |
| United States | American Sign Language | ASL |
| United States, Martha's Vineyard | Martha's Vineyard SL (obselete) | |
| Uruguay | Uruguayan Sign Language | |
| Venezuela | Venezuelan Sign Language | LSV |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavian Sign Language | |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Sign Language | Zimsign |