Yolŋu sign language
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Yolŋu Sign Language is an Indigenous Australian sign language used by the Yolŋu people of Arnhem Land, serving both as a primary language for deaf community members and as an auxiliary language in cultural and ceremonial contexts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yolŋu Sign Language | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous Australian language
ⓘ
auxiliary sign language ⓘ sign language ⓘ village sign language ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Yolŋu culture
ⓘ
Yolŋu kinship system ⓘ |
| communityWideKnowledge | many hearing Yolŋu people ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
maintenance of Yolŋu cultural knowledge
ⓘ
participation in ceremonies ⓘ |
| documentedInField |
anthropology
ⓘ
linguistics ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
YSL
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yolngu Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
iconic signs
ⓘ
manual and non-manual components ⓘ use of space for grammar ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticStructure |
lexicon
ⓘ
morphology ⓘ syntax ⓘ |
| hasUserType |
deaf signers
ⓘ
hearing signers ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Australian Indigenous sign languages ⓘ |
| modality | visual-gestural ⓘ |
| notMutuallyIntelligibleWith | Auslan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageFor | deaf Yolŋu community members GENERATED ⓘ |
| region | Northern Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Yolŋu spoken languages ⓘ |
| usedAs | auxiliary language ⓘ |
| usedBy | Yolŋu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
communication during ceremonies
ⓘ
communication during speech taboos ⓘ communication over distance ⓘ communication with deaf people ⓘ |
| usedIn | Arnhem Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInCommunity |
Galiwin’ku
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yirrkala NERFINISHED ⓘ other Yolŋu settlements in Arnhem Land ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
ceremonial contexts
ⓘ
cultural contexts ⓘ |
| usedInCountry | Australia ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.