Australian Aborigines Sign Language
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A language of Australia
ISO 639-3
Location
Scattered.
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
None known. A collection of separate languages used by different aboriginal groups (e.g. Aranda, Warlpiri, Warumungu), rather than just one language; only a few of these have been recognized separately in ISO 639-3. Not related to Australian Sign Language [asf].
Language Use
Used by hearing Aborigines as alternate form of communication with speakers of other languages or during periods of mourning or hunting. Several such alternate sign languages are also used by deaf persons.
Language Resources