Wanib Sign Language is a reported sign language, possibly a
village sign language A village sign language, or village sign, also known as a shared sign language, is a local indigenous sign language used by both deaf and hearing in an area with a high incidence of congenital deafness. Meir ''et al.'' define a village sign languag ...
, in a
Heyo-speaking community of Papua New Guinea. It's spoken just to the west of
Mehek Sign Language
Mehek Sign Language is either home sign or a possible incipient village sign language of the Mehek people of northwestern Papua New Guinea. It is used by at least two deaf people – one in each of two different communities – and their family a ...
, but the two languages reflect the very different spoken languages of their communities: Wanib SL follows the
SVO word order of Heyo, whereas Mehek SL follows the
SOV word order of
Mehek.
References
External links
Sample of Wanib sign language
Village sign languages
Sign languages of Papua New Guinea
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