Northern dialect of Auslan
E802657
The Northern dialect of Auslan is a regional variety of Australian Sign Language used primarily in northern parts of Australia, distinguished by its own characteristic signs and expressions.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect
ⓘ
regional variety of Auslan ⓘ |
| communicationMode |
face-to-face signing
ⓘ
video-based signing ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
characteristic signs
ⓘ
distinct lexical items ⓘ regional expressions ⓘ variation in non-manual features ⓘ variation in sign formation ⓘ variation in sign location ⓘ variation in sign movement ⓘ |
| hasDialectContinuumWith | other regional varieties of Auslan ⓘ |
| hasLanguageCodeStatus | no separate ISO 639-3 code ⓘ |
| hasVariationIn |
colloquial signs
ⓘ
idiomatic expressions ⓘ vocabulary ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Australian Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOf | Deaf community in northern Australia ⓘ |
| languageType | natural sign language dialect ⓘ |
| modality | visual-gestural language ⓘ |
| mutualIntelligibility |
Central dialect of Auslan
ⓘ
Southern dialect of Auslan ⓘ |
| partOf | Auslan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedDialect |
Central dialect of Auslan
ⓘ
Southern dialect of Auslan ⓘ |
| status | recognized as regional variety within Auslan linguistics ⓘ |
| superordinateLanguage | Auslan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Auslan signers in northern Australia
ⓘ
Deaf signers ⓘ hearing Auslan interpreters in northern Australia ⓘ |
| usedInDomain |
community communication among Deaf people
ⓘ
education of Deaf students in northern Australia ⓘ interpreting services in northern Australia ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Northern Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Australia ⓘ northern Western Australia ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no standard written form ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.