| (documentation AustralianAboriginesSignLanguage EnglishLanguage "AustralianAboriginesSignLanguage is a DeafSignLanguage of Australia. SIL code: ASW. ISO 639-2: sgn. Population: No estimate available. Region: Southern, central, and western desert regions, coastal Arnhem Land, some islands of north coast, western side of Cape York Peninsula, islands of Torres Strait. Comments: Not related to Australian Sign Language. Several different sign languages are also used by deaf persons. Also used by hearing Aborigines as an alternate form of communication with speakers of other languages. Other non-deaf sign languages are used by some groups, such as Aranda, Warlpiri, Warumungu, during periods of mourning or hunting.(extract from http:/ / www.ethnologue.com/ )") |
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