Miriwoong Sign Language is a developed Australian Aboriginal sign language used by the Miriwoong, an Aboriginal community in the north of Australia. It is mostly used by the hearing community, but three deaf speakers have been identified. Speakers do not find Yolngu Sign Language to be understandable.[2]
| Miriwoong Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Kununurra, Western Australia |
Native speakers | 3 known deaf speakers; mostly used by hearing population (2014)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rsm |
| Glottolog | miri1273 |
References
edit- ^ Miriwoong Sign Language at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ ISO 639-3 Language Code Change Request Number 2015-056
Further reading
edit- Kendon, Adam (1988). Sign languages of Aboriginal Australia : cultural, semiotic, and communicative perspectives (1. publ. ed.). Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-36008-0.