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Auslan en · PROPN

Etymology

Blend of Australian + sign + language, coined by Trevor Johnston in the early 1980s, although the language itself is much older.

Meanings

1. The sign language of the Australian deaf community.

Relateds

Wiktionary’s coverage of Auslan terms · BSL · ASL · NZSL

Synonyms

Australian Sign Language

Translations (7)

fi auslan (sign language of the Australian deaf community) · ru австрали́йский язы́к же́стов (sign language of the Australian deaf community) · de australische Gebärdensprache (sign language of the Australian deaf community) · cmn 澳大利亞手語 /澳大利亚手语 (sign language of the Australian deaf community) · fi australialainen viittomakieli (sign language of the Australian deaf community) · ja オーストラリア手話 (sign language of the Australian deaf community) · fr langue des signes australienne (sign language of the Australian deaf community)