Yolŋu Sign Language
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yol-u-sign-language-163-18529189
title:
Yolŋu Sign Language
text:
Yolŋu (Yolngu) or Penguin Sign Language is a ritual sign language used by the Yolngu, an Aboriginal community in the Arnhem Land region of Australia. As with other Australian Aboriginal sign languages, YSL was developed by the hearing for use when oral speech is forbidden, as during mourning or between certain family relations. However, "YSL is not a signed version of any spoken Yolngu language... YSL also serves as a primary means of communication for a number of deaf members in Yolngu communit
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Indigenous sign language of Australia
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yol%C5%8Bu_Sign_Language
date created:
2012-04-29T22:02:41Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T16:53:34Z
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