Cyprus or Cypriot Sign Language ( el, Κυπριακή Νοηματική Γλώσσα) is an incipient
sign language
Sign languages (also known as signed languages) are languages that use the visual-manual modality to convey meaning, instead of spoken words. Sign languages are expressed through manual articulation in combination with non-manual markers. Sign l ...
of Cyprus. It appears to be a pidgin of
American Sign Language and
Greek Sign Language
Greek Sign Language ( el, Ελληνική νοηματική γλώσσα) is a sign language used by the Greek deaf community
Deafness has varying definitions in cultural and medical contexts. In medical contexts, the meaning of deafness is ...
, not yet a fully developed language. The Greek Cypriot deaf community predominantly uses the
Greek Sign Language
Greek Sign Language ( el, Ελληνική νοηματική γλώσσα) is a sign language used by the Greek deaf community
Deafness has varying definitions in cultural and medical contexts. In medical contexts, the meaning of deafness is ...
(the Turkish Cypriot deaf community uses the
Turkish Sign Language
Turkish Sign Language ( tr, Türk İşaret Dili, TİD) is the language used by the deaf community in Turkey. As with other sign languages, TİD has a unique grammar that is different from the oral languages used in the region.
TİD uses a two-ha ...
).
[Timmermans, 2005, ''The Status of Sign Languages in Europe'']
References
Sign language isolates
Pidgins and creoles
Languages of Cyprus
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