Miriwoong Sign Language
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Australian Aboriginal sign languageTemplate:SHORTDESC:Australian Aboriginal sign language
| 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 |
| ELP | Lua error in Module:Endangered_Languages_Project at line 21: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
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]
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