Akitiri Sign Language
| Akitiri Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| Kaytetye Sign Language | |
| Eltye eltyarrenke | |
| Region | CentralNorthern Territory |
Native speakers | None |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
Akitiri Sign Language,also known asEltye eltyarrenke(hand signs),[1]is (or was) a highly developedAustralian Aboriginal sign languageused by theKaytetye peopleof northern Australia.[2]
References[edit]
- ^"Iltyem iltyem".Iltyem iltyem.Retrieved5 June2017.
- ^Kendon, A.(1988)Sign Languages of Aboriginal Australia: Cultural, Semiotic and Communicative Perspectives.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 60
Bibliography[edit]
- Hale, Ken(c1960s), Original handwritten lexical list, 3pp.;notes on ‘Kaititj: akitiri sign language’,3pp. in IATSIS library, MS 4114 Miscellaneous Australian notes of Kenneth L. Hale, Series 2 Barkly Tablelands language material, item 1-2 Wampaya [Wambaya (C19)].
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