| Rennellese Sign Language | ||
|---|---|---|
| General information | ||
| Signed in |
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| Number of signers |
few | |
| Divisions |
language isolate? | |
| Development | ||
| Date developed |
c. 1915 | |
| Developed by | ||
| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1 |
None | |
| ISO 639-2 |
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| ISO 639-3 | ||
Rennellese Sign Language is a near-extinct indigenous sign language spoken by the deaf of Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands, which has a significant amount of congenital deafness. It was developed at about 1915 by a deaf aboriginal person named Kagobai, who was also used by the hearing people of the community.
Classification[]
Henri Wittmann posits that Rennellese Sign Language is language isolate, though one created through a trans-cultural diffusion from a pre-existing sign language.
References[]
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