Samoan_Sign_Language

Samoan Sign Language

Samoan Sign Language

Deaf sign language of Samoa

Samoan Sign Language is the deaf sign language of Samoa.

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Much Samoan Sign Language is based on Australian Sign Language, though there are local signs for Samoan food.[1] It's not clear if this means Samoan Sign Language is related to Australian Sign Language, or if it merely has many loanwords from Australian Sign Language.

A short dictionary has been compiled for Samoan Sign Language, and evidently a separate dictionary has been compiled for American Samoan Sign Language.[2][3] "American Samoan Sign Language" may just be American Sign Language as used in American Samoa.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Monologue by Donna Lene on Nexus
  2. [2]
    Don Cabbage & John Peterson, 1990, Samoan Sign Language, vol. 1. International Communication Publishers. 166 pages.
  3. [3]
    Don Cabbage & John Peterson, 1990, American Samoa Sign Language, vol. 1. International Communication Publishers. 168 pages.
  4. [4]
    "LibGuides: Sign Language: Oceania".
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