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Mardin Sign Language

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Mardin Sign
Native toTurkey
RegionMardin
Native speakers
40 (2012)[1]
family sign
language isolate
Language codes
ISO 639-3dsz
Glottologmard1245
ELPMardin Sign Language

Mardin Sign Languageis afamily sign languageof Turkey. It was originally spoken in the town ofMardin,dating back at least five generations in a single extended family. All speakers now live inIzmirorIstanbul,and the younger generation has shifted toTurkish Sign Language.

References

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  • "Mardin Sign Language - Mardin SL - University of Central Lancashire".Uclan.ac.uk. 2010-09-16. Archived fromthe originalon 10 September 2012.Retrieved2012-05-21.
  1. ^Mardin SignatEthnologue(25th ed., 2022)Closed access icon