Australian Aborigines Sign Language
From AASL
| Language name | Australian Aborigines Sign Language |
|---|---|
| Region | Australia |
Language name
Australian Aborigines Sign Language
Region
Population of signers
Language family
Dialects
Aranda(Arunta or Arrente) Sign Language
Dieri Sign Language
Djingili Sign Language
Jaralde Sign Language
Kaititj/Akitiri Sign Language
Manjiljarra Sign Language
Mudbura Sign Language
Murngin Sign Language
Ngada Sign Language
Torres Straits Islander Sign Language
Walpari(Walpiri or Walbiri) Sign Language
Warumungu(Warramunga) Sign Language
Western Desert Sign Language (Yurira Watjalku)
Worora Kinship Sign Language
Linguistic characteristics
History
Related sign languages
Related spoken languages
Institutes, associations and universities
Dictionaries
Walpiri Sign Language
Wright, Cheryl D. 1980. Walpiri hand talk: an illustrated dictionary of hand signs used by the Walpiri people of central Australia. Darwin, NT: Northern Territory Department of Education.
Bibliography
Roth, Walter E. 1978. The expression of ideas by manual signs: a sign-language. In: Umiker-Seboek, Donna J. and Thomas A. Sebeok eds. Aboriginal sign languages of the Americas and Australia v.2. New York. Plenum Press. 273-301.
Aranda Sign Language
Strehlow, Carl. 1978. The sign language of the Aranda. In:Umiker-Seboek, Donna J. and Thomas A. Sebeok eds. Aboriginal sign languages of the Americas and Australia. v.2. New York. Plenum Press. 349-370
Jaralde Sign Language
Berndt, R.M. 1940. Notes on the sign-language of the Jaralde tribe of the Lower River Murray, South Australia. In:Umiker-Seboek, Donna J. and Thomas A. Sebeok eds. Aboriginal sign languages of the Americas and Australia.v.2. New York: Plenum Press. 397-402.
Manjiljarra Sign Language
Quek, Joan. Summer 1991. Occasions for sign use in an Australian Aborigine community. In: Sign Language Studies 71. 143-160.
Murngin Sign Language
Warner, W. Lloyd. 1978. Murngin Sign Language. In:Umiker-Seboek, Donna J. and Thomas A. Sebeok eds. Aboriginal sign languages of the Americas and Australia. v.2. New York: Plenum Press. 389-392.
Ngada Sign Language
Mountford, C.P. 1978. Gesture language of the Ngada tribe of the Warburton Ranges, Western Australia. In:Umiker-Seboek, Donna J. and Thomas A. Sebeok eds. Aboriginal sign languages of the Americas and Australia. v.2. New York: Plenum Press, 393-396.
Torres Straits Islander Sign Language
Haddon, Alfred C. 1907. The gesture language of the Eastern Islanders. In: Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits. Cambridge, England: The University Press, v.3.
Walbiri Sign Language
Meggit, Mervyn. 1978. Sign language among the Walbiri of Central Australia. In:Umiker-Seboek, Donna J. and Thomas A. Sebeok eds. Aboriginal sign languages of the Americas and Australia. v.2. New York: Plenum Press. 409-423.
Western Desert Sign Language
Miller, Wick R. 1978. A report on the sign language of the Western Desert (Australia). In:Umiker-Seboek, Donna J. and Thomas A. Sebeok eds. Aboriginal sign languages of the Americas and Australia. v.2. New York: Plenum Press. 435-440.
Worora Kinship Sign Language
Love, J.R.B. 1941. Worora kinship gestures. In:Umiker-Seboek, Donna J. and Thomas A. Sebeok eds. Aboriginal sign languages of the Americas and Australia. v.2. New York: Plenum Press. 403-405.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Related pages
Links
Notes
| Continent | Australasian Sign Language | Australian Aborigines Sign Language | Australian Sign Language |
|---|---|
| Polynesia | Australasian Sign Language | New Zealand Sign Language | Samoan Sign Language |
| Micronesia | (no data) |
| Melanesia | Enga Sign Language | Fiji Sign Language | Rennellese Sign Language |
| Areas and others | (no data) |
