Sign Explorer โ Search Directory for exploring Sign Languages
Work In Progress - 20200719
Display Languages: English
Sign Languages by Family
๐ฅ American, French, & SE Asian Families
๐ Japanese, Korean, & East Asian Families
โ๏ธ British, Indo-Pakistani, & Australasian Families
- British (BSL)
- Australian (Auslan)
- New Zealand (NZSL)
- Papua New Guinea (PNGSL), Fiji, Samoa, Kirabti
- Indo-Pakistani (IPSL)
- โฆ
๐ Other Distinct Languages
- German (DGS) ๐ฐ
- Scandanivan ๐
- Arab, Syro-Palestinian ๐ง
- Inuit (IUR) โ๏ธ
- Warlpiri Sign Language ๐
- โฆ
Sign Languages by Geography
Colored by Sign Language Family. (โ = Unique)
Americas
- North America
- โ Greenland
- ๐ต Canada, Quebec
- ๐ต USA
- South America
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Europe
- ๐ข UK
- ๐ต France
- ๐ต Ireland
- ๐ต S & SE Europe
- ๐ต Eastern Europe
- ๐ฃ Scandinavia
- ๐ฃ Portugal
- Central Europe
- ๐ค Germany, Poland
- โช๏ธ Czechia, Hungary
- โ Slovakia
- ๐ต Austria
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Asia
- ๐ต Russia
- ๐ข South Asia
- ๐ด East Asia
- ๐ด Japan, Korea, Taiwan
- ๐ด Hong Kong, Macau
- ๐ต South-East Asia
- ๐ต Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia
- ๐ต Philippines
- ๐ต Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia
- โ Burma
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Middle East
Africa
- ๐ต Central, East, West Africa
- ๐ข South Africa
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Oceania
- ๐ข Australia
- ๐ข New Zealand
- ๐ข Papua New Guinea
- ๐ข Polynesia
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Sign Languages in the same family are generally similar. This means it takes less effort to learn, and travel, amongst the same sign language family.
There are over 300 Sign Languages around the world. Not all fit in these major families. There are also many tribal languages.
Note: Currently focused on: The Pacific
Note: Currently focused on: Basic Dictionaries (with educational media being a plus)
Malaysian Sign Language (Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia, BIM)
Resources
Indonesian Sign Language (Bahasa Isyarat Indonesia, BISINDO)
Local languages have been mixed with American Sign Language (perhaps via Malaysian Sign Language). Dialects include: Jarkata SL, Yogyakarta SL.
Education currently relies on manually-coded Malay known as Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI).
Resources
Vietnamese Sign Language (Ngรดn Ngแปฏ Kรฝ Hiแปu Viแปt Nam) (NNKH-VN)
There are 3 Deaf-Community Sign Languages in Vietnam:
- Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Sign - Influenced by French Sign (LSQ)
- Hanoi Sign - Influenced by French Sign (LSQ)
- Haiphong Sign โ Has similarities with Old Chiangmai-Bangkok Sign Family of Thailand
Resources
Korean Sign Language (KSL / ์์ด (์ํ) / ํ๊ตญ ์ํ ์ธ์ด (Hanguk Suhwa Eoneo))
Resources:
- ๐ Korean Sign Language Dictionary (ํ๊ตญ ์์ด ์ฌ์ ) โ Languages: Korean, KSL
- ๐ฅ Deaf Korea (with News and Forums) โ Languages: Korean
- ๐บ YouTube: ๋ณ๊ฐ์ โ Languages: KSL only
- ๐บ Youtube: DBNํ๊ตญ๋์๋ฐฉ์ก (Deaf Broadcasting Network) โ Languages: KSL , Korean
- ๐บ Youtube: ํ์ด๋ฃจ๋น HiRuby โ Languages: KSL , Korean
- ๐บ YouTube: ์์ฌํ'์ฝ๊ฒ ๋ฐฐ์ฐ๋ ์ํโ (Hand Candy โEasy Sign Languageโ) โ Languages: KSL , Korean
- ๐บ YouTube: -์์ฑ์์์ดํต์ญ์ผํฐ์์ฑ์๋์์ธํํ (Anseong City Deaf Association) โ Languages: KSL , Korean
- ๐บ Movie: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (๋ณต์๋ ๋์ ๊ฒ, Boksuneun Naui Geot) (2002) (Rated: R)
- ๐บ Movie: Silenced (๋๊ฐ๋, Dogani) (2011) (Rated: R)
- ๐บ Film: Midnight Sun (๋ฏธ๋ธ๋์ ์ฌ) (2019) (Rated: PG) โ Languages: KSL, Korean, English (Subtitles) [Watch for Free on Youtube (Only in the U.S.)], [Preview], [Amazon Prime]
Japanese Sign Language (JSL)
Resources:
- ๐ฐ "TOFUGU: Japanese Sign Language and Being Deaf in Japan" โ An Intro to JSL โ Language: English
- Japanese Federation for the Death (Japanese), (English sister site)
- ๐จโ๐ซ ITEC[ไบฌ้ฝๅบ็ทๅๆ่ฒใปใณใฟใผ]๏ผLet's enjoy learning Japanese Sign Language โ Introductory JSL Signs. (English)
- ๐จโ๐ซ Deaf Japan โ 4 Languages: ASL, English, JSL, Japanese ๐บ, Youtube Channel. Has a bunch of anime too.
- ๐บ YouTube: NaoChannel โ Languages: (JSL, Japanese (Audio) ~(Automated CCs), ~English CCs (Automated Translations only))
- ๐บ YouTube: NaoChannel โ 2 Languages: (JSL, Japanese (Audio) ~(Automated CCs), ~English CCs (Automated Translations only))
- ๐บ YouTube: HeartfulPowerHideo โ 2 Languages: JSL, Japanese (Subtitles)
- ๐บ YouTube: ShuwaIsland โ 2 Languages: JSL, Japanese (Audio) ~(Auto-CCs), ~English CCs (Auto-Translation)
- ๐บ YouTube: MrDeafTaku โ 1 Language: JSL
- ๐บ YouTube: ShuR Group โ Typically has Japanese Subtitles
- ๐บ YouTube: syuwaCircleTM โ Typically Video Only (no subtitles)
- ๐ Weblio Sign Language Dictionary (Weblioๆ่ฉฑ่พๅ
ธ) โ An online dictionary ๐ฉโ๐ป
- ๐ "An English Dictionary of Basic Japanese Signs" โ by the JFD (Japanese Federation of the Deaf). Via: JFD, Amazon
- ๐ "Deaf in Japan: Signing and the Politics of Identity" by Karen Nakamura. [๐] Via: Amazon (English)
- ๐บ "DVDใคใ ใผใญใใใใใๆ่ฉฑๅ
ฅ้โๆใฎๅใใใใใซใใใงใใใใใฉใผๆฎๅฝฑใๆก็จ (ๆฅๆฌ่ช) ๅ่กๆฌ๏ผใฝใใใซใใผ" (Introducing Sign Language with DVD-Zero-Use "mirror shooting" that allows you to quickly manage your hand movements (Japanese) Book (soft cover)). Amazon (Japanese)
- ๐บ TV/Movie: Orange Days (ใชใฌใณใธใใคใบ, Orenji Deizu) โ TV Series
- ๐บ TV/Movie: A Silent Voice (ๆ ็ป ่ฒใฎๅฝข, Eiga Koe no Katachi)
- ๐ฑ ๆๆๅญใใฌใผใใผ" (Finger Trainer) โ (Android, iOS) โ A bit outdated
- ๐ฑ ใฒใผใ ใงๅญฆในใๆ่ฉฑ่พๅ
ธ (Sign language dictionary learning Game) โ (iOS)
- ๐ฑ ๆ่ฉฑในใใผใทใงใณ Lite (Sign Language Station Lite) โ (Android, iOS)