Australian Aborigines Sign Language
PrintA language of Australia
ISO 639-3
Population
No known L1 users.
Location
Southern Australia, central, and west desert regions, coastal Arnhem Land; north coast islands, Torres Strait islands, west side of Cape York peninsula.
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Not related to Australian Sign Language [asf].
Language Use
Used by hearing Aborigines as alternate form of communication with speakers of other languages. Other non-deaf sign languages used by some groups, such as Aranda, Warlpiri, Warumungu, during periods of mourning or hunting. Several such sign languages are also used by deaf persons.
Language Resources