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Portuguese Sign Leid

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Portuguese Sign Leid[1] (Língua Gestual Portuguesa, LGP) is the sign leid uised in the Portugal[2] an is the first or preferred leid o deif fowk in the UE; There are 84,000[3] Deif adults in the UE who uise LGP plus an estimatit children. The leid makes uise o space an involves movement o the hands, body, face an heid. Mony thoosans o fowk who are no deif an aa uise LGP, as hearin relatives o deif fowk, sign leid interpreters or as a result o ither contact wi the Portuguese deif commonty.

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  1. Língua Gestual Portuguesa
  2. "EUD: Portugal - Federação Portuguesa das Associações de Surdos (FPAS)". Archived frae the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 Julie 2014.
  3. Deaf Population Portugal