BSL and ASL
🎀Caroline🎀
Member
8/10/2026
9 Comments
What are the big deferences? Thanks! ( asl native sign language)
Discussion (9)
ct
8/11/2026
Salutations Caroline, Some differences ASL BSL are: Fingerspelling: ASL 1-handed, BSL 2-handed Vocabulary: only 30-40% overlap Language family: ASL is used in USA, parts of Canada, comes from french sign language LSF BSL comes from UK, BANZSL-family (UK, Australia, NewZealand) Different grammar Users: ASL 500k - 2M, BSL 77k (roughly ASL 85-95% to BSL 15-5%)
ct
8/11/2026
Whoa, i just did the first three lessons of BSL for the fingerspelling alphabet. This ist totaly different to ASL except for C.
ct
8/11/2026
Okok, kind of C.
ct
8/11/2026
Why are you asking?
🎀Caroline🎀
8/15/2026
I want to learn both
🎀Caroline🎀
8/15/2026
also thanks+
Sarah Samson Kings
8/12/2026
are you well okay
🎀Caroline🎀
8/15/2026
I am confused
Sarah Samson Kings
8/12/2026
are you well okay
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