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Swedish Sign Language
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<p>Swedish Sign Language is the <a href="/facts/Sign_language/Wjfl9Db6">sign language</a> used in <a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj">Sweden</a>. It is recognized by the <a href="/facts/Swedish_government/EtKJXtbL">Swedish government</a> as the country's <a href="/facts/Official_language/yCH2URym">official</a> sign language, and hearing parents of <a href="/facts/Deaf/PT2xcLaX">deaf</a> individuals are entitled to access state-sponsored classes that facilitate their learning of STS. Swedish sign language is strongly linked to the culture of Sweden. There are around 13.000 native speakers and a total of 30.000 speakers. <a href="https://webbutiken.spsm.se/globalassets/publikationer/filer/what-you-need-to-know-about-swedish-sign-language.pdf/">[1]</a> </p>