Australian Aborigines Sign Language
A language of Australia
| Population | No estimate available. |
| Region | Southern Australia, central, and west desert regions, coastal Arnhem Land, some north coast islands, west side of Cape York Peninsula, islands of Torres Strait. |
| Dialects | Not related to Australian Sign Language [asf]. |
| Classification | Deaf Sign language |
| Language use | Used by hearing Aborigines as alternate form of communication with speakers of other languages. Other nondeaf 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. |
| Comments | Second language only. |
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