Back لغة أوسلان Arabic Australische Gebärdensprache German Aŭstralia signolingvo Esperanto Auslan Spanish زبان اشاره استرالیایی Persian Auslan Finnish Langue des signes australienne French Lenghe dai segns australiene FUR Çhengey Chowree Austrailagh GV Australski znakovni jezik Croatian
| Auslan | |
|---|---|
| Australian sign language | |
| Native to | Australia |
Native speakers | 16,242 (2021 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | asf |
| Glottolog | aust1271 |
| ELP | Australian Sign Language |
Auslan (/ˈɒzlæn/; an abbreviation of Australian Sign Language) is the sign language used by the majority of the Australian Deaf community. Auslan is related to British Sign Language (BSL) and New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL); the three have descended from the same parent language, and together comprise the BANZSL language family. As with other sign languages, Auslan's grammar and vocabulary is quite different from spoken English. Its origin cannot be attributed to any individual; rather, it is a natural language that emerged spontaneously and has changed over time.[2]
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing: Cultural diversity data summary, 2021, TABLE 5. LANGUAGE USED AT HOME BY STATE AND TERRITORY". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
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