Plains Indian Sign Language
A language of United States
| Population | No estimate available. |
| Region | Great Plains, USA. Also in Canada. |
| Alternate names | Plains Sign Language |
| Dialects | Some variation by ethnic group and region. |
| Classification | Deaf Sign language |
| Language use | Formerly used between nations in hunting, trade, by deaf people, and every level of social interaction, and with non-Indians. Today used within nations in storytelling, rituals, legends, prayers, and by deaf people. |
| Comments | Second language only. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
NEWELL, Leonard E., author. 1981. "A stratificational description of Plains Indian Sign Language."
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