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Sign language
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- List of sign languages
- List by number of signers
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Sign languages by region
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Australia
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- Australia: Auslan, Warlpiri, Australian Aboriginal
- Hawaii
- New Zealand
- Solomon Islands: Rennellese
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Asia
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- Chinese
- Philippine
- Indonesia: Indonesian, Kata Kolok (Benkala, Balinese)
- Indo-Pakistani
- Israel: Al-Sayyid Bedouin, Israeli
- Japanese
- Korean
- Malaysia: Malaysian, Penang, Selangor
- Mongolian
- Nepal: Ghandruk, Jhankot, Jumla, Nepalese
- Persian
- Saudi Arabia: Saudi
- Singapore
- Sri Lankan
- Taiwanese
- Thailand: Ban Khor, Thai
- Vietnamese
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Africa
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- Algerian
- Ghana: Adamorobe
- Kenyan
- Mali: Tebul
- Nigeria: Bura, Hausa
- Senegal: Mbour
- South African
- Tanzanian
- Ugandan
- Zambian
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Europe
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- Armenian
- Austrian
- Belgium: Flemish, French Belgian
- British
- Croatian
- Danish
- Dutch
- Estonian
- Finnish
- France: Lyons, French
- German
- Greek
- Hungarian
- Icelandic
- Irish
- Italian
- Kosovar
- Lithuanian
- Macedonian
- Northern Ireland
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Slovenian
- Spain: Catalan, Spanish, Valencian
- Swedish
- Swiss
- Turkish
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North America
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- Canada: Maritime, Providence Island, Quebec, Inuit
- Mexico: Mayan, Mexican, Tijuana
- United States: American, Plains Indian, Plateau
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South America
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- Argentine
- Bolivian
- Brasil: Brazilian, Ka'apor
- Chilean
- Colombian
- Ecuadorian
- Guatemalan: Guatemalan, Mayan
- Honduras
- Nicaraguan
- Peruvian
- Salvadoran
- Venezuelan
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International
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- BANZSL
- International Sign (Gestuno)
- Makaton
- Monastic
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| Language families |
- Australian Aboriginal (List)
- British (List)
- Danish (List)
- French (List)
- German (List)
- Japanese (List)
- Swedish (List)
- Arab (List)
- Isolates (List)
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| American Sign Language |
- Grammar
- Idioms
- Literature
- Profanity
- CHCI chimpanzee center (Washoe, Loulis)
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| Extinct sign languages |
- Martha's Vineyard
- Old French
- Old Kent
- Rennellese (nearly)
- Maritime (nearly)
- Hawaiʻi (nearly)
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| Linguistics |
- Cherology
- Grammar (ASL)
- Handshape
- Mouthing
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| Fingerspelling |
- American
- British (two-handed)
- Catalan
- Chilean
- French
- Irish
- Japanese
- Korean
- Polish
- Russian
- Serbo-Croatian
- Spanish
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| Writing |
- ASL-phabet
- Hamburg Notation System
- SignWriting
- Stokoe notation
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| Language contact |
- Contact sign
- Initialized sign
- Manually Coded English
- Manually Coded Malay
- Mouthing
- Paget Gorman Sign System
- Bilingual–bicultural education
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| Media |
- Films (list)
- Television programs (list)
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| Persons |
- Jabbar Baghtcheban
- Johanna Berglind
- Pär Aron Borg
- Roger Fouts
- Robert J. Hoffmeister
- William Stokoe
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| Organisations |
- Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada
- International Center on Deafness and the Arts
- Mimics and Gesture Theatre
- ASL Rose
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| Miscellaneous |
- Baby sign language
- Hand signaling (open outcry)
- Legal recognition
- Tactile signing
- Tic-tac (betting)
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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.
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