Portuguese Sign Leid

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.