Rennellese Sign Language | |
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Native to | Solomon Islands |
Extinct | ca. 2000 |
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home sign) | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog |
renn1236 |
ELP | Rennell Island Sign Language |
Rennellese Sign Language is an extinct form of home sign documented from Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands in 1974. [1] It was developed about 1915 by a deaf person named Kagobai and used by his hearing family and friends, but apparently died with him; he was the only deaf person on the island, and there never was an established, self-replicating community of signers. Accordingly, in January 2017 its ISO 639-3 code [rsi] was retired. [2] Kuschel, [1] the only source of information about this communication system, cites no evidence to suggest that there was any contact with any sign language.
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Rennellese Sign Language | |
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Native to | Solomon Islands |
Extinct | ca. 2000 |
none (
home sign) | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog |
renn1236 |
ELP | Rennell Island Sign Language |
Rennellese Sign Language is an extinct form of home sign documented from Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands in 1974. [1] It was developed about 1915 by a deaf person named Kagobai and used by his hearing family and friends, but apparently died with him; he was the only deaf person on the island, and there never was an established, self-replicating community of signers. Accordingly, in January 2017 its ISO 639-3 code [rsi] was retired. [2] Kuschel, [1] the only source of information about this communication system, cites no evidence to suggest that there was any contact with any sign language.
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^a Sign-language names reflect the region of origin. Natural sign languages are not related to the spoken language used in the same region. For example, French Sign Language originated in France, but is not related to French. Conversely,
ASL and
BSL both originated in English-speaking countries but are not related to each other; ASL however is related to
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