Miriwoong Sign Language is a developed
Australian Aboriginal sign language
Many Australian Aboriginal cultures have or traditionally had a manually coded language, a signed counterpart of their oral language. This appears to be connected with various speech taboos between certain kin or at particular times, such as ...
used by the
Miriwoong, an
Aboriginal
Aborigine, aborigine or aboriginal may refer to:
*Aborigines (mythology), in Roman mythology
* Indigenous peoples, general term for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area
*One of several groups of indigenous peoples, see ...
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.
[ISO 639-3 Language Code Change Request Number 2015-056]
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Australian Aboriginal Sign Language family
Jarrakan languages