Samoan Sign Language | |
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Native to | Samoa |
BANZSL
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog | None |
Samoan Sign Language is the deaf sign language of Samoa.
Much Samoan Sign Language is based on Australian Sign Language, though there are local signs for Samoan food. [1] It's not clear if this means Samoan Sign Language is related to Australian Sign Language, or if it merely has many loanwords from Australian Sign Language.
A short dictionary has been compiled for Samoan Sign Language, and evidently a separate dictionary has been compiled for American Samoan Sign Language. [2] [3] "American Samoan Sign Language" may just be American Sign Language as used in American Samoa. [4]
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Samoan Sign Language | |
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Native to | Samoa |
BANZSL
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog | None |
Samoan Sign Language is the deaf sign language of Samoa.
Much Samoan Sign Language is based on Australian Sign Language, though there are local signs for Samoan food. [1] It's not clear if this means Samoan Sign Language is related to Australian Sign Language, or if it merely has many loanwords from Australian Sign Language.
A short dictionary has been compiled for Samoan Sign Language, and evidently a separate dictionary has been compiled for American Samoan Sign Language. [2] [3] "American Samoan Sign Language" may just be American Sign Language as used in American Samoa. [4]
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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
French Sign Language.
^b Denotes the number (if known) of languages within the family. No further information is given on these languages. ^c Italics indicate extinct languages. |