What is the most common form of sign language in the world?

Question

I was wondering what are the most common forms of sign language in the world. I was hoping to get maybe the top five. Thanks.

Answer 1

The middle finger of either hand produced backwards to someone whom has wronged you.

Answer 2

I think it depends on what country you're in.  I couldn't find a site that would say what the most common one is world-wide.  

Answer 3

ASL (American Sign Language) is used over 50 countries around the world, including the States and most parts of Canada. Other countries that use ASL are Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Chad, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Mauritania, Kenya, Madagascar, and Zimbabwe.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Si...

Although, there are a vast list of different sign languages quite different from ASL.

BSL (British Sign Language) used in UK.

LSQ (Quebec Sign Language) used in some areas of Canada (In this case you can notice that even in the same country sometimes co-exist more than one sign language).

LSA (Argentinian Sign Language) used in Argentina, and so on.

The list is very long and you can google "sign language" and have an extended list of it, and even check the differences out.

I wouldn't say most common, but most extended is ASL.

Answer 4

Big article here, you look, you read.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_langua...