American Sign Language

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American Sign Language

The phrase "American Sign Language" in ASL, transcribed in Stokoe notation.

The phrase "American Sign Language" in ASL, transcribed in Sutton SignWriting.

Proper noun

American Sign Language

A sign language used primarily in the United States of America and Canada.

Synonyms

Ameslan
ASL

Translations

language that uses hands, facial expressions, and other bodily behavior to communicate

American Sign Language: A@Side-PalmForward S@Side-PalmForward L@Side-PalmForward
Arabic: لُغَة اَلْإِشَارَة الْأَمْرِيكِيَّة f (luḡat al-ʔišāra l-ʔamrīkiyya)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 美國手語／美国手语 (mei⁵ gwok³ sau² jyu⁵)

Mandarin: 美國手語／美国手语 (zh) (Měiguó shǒuyǔ)
Danish: amerikansk tegnsprog
Dutch: Amerikaanse gebarentaal
French: langue des signes américaine (fr) f
German: Amerikanische Gebärdensprache f
Greek: αμερικανική νοηματική γλώσσα f (amerikanikí noïmatikí glóssa)
Honduras Sign Language: please add this translation if you can
Inuktitut: ᐆᒃᑐᐊᕋᐅᓯᕋᖅ ᖃᑉᓗᓈᖅᑐᑦ (ooktoaraosiraq qaplonaaqtot), ujjiqsuuraq qablunaaqtut (Inuvialuktun)
Japanese: アメスラン (Amesuran), アメリカ手話 (Amerika-shuwa)
Korean: 미국 수화 (Miguk suhwa)
Navajo: naʼagizhgo haneʼ
Portuguese: língua de sinais americana f, língua americana de sinais f
Romanian: limba semnelor americane f
Russian: амсле́н (ru) m (amslén), америка́нский язы́к же́стов m (amerikánskij jazýk žéstov)
Scots: American Sign Leid
Scottish Gaelic: Cànan-soidhnidh Aimeireaga m
Spanish: lengua de señas americana f
Turkish: Amerikan İşaret Dili

See also

Wiktionary's coverage of American Sign Language terms

Further reading

ISO 639-3 code ase (SIL)
Ethnologue entry for American Sign Language, ase ⁠

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