New Zealand Sign Language or NZSL (Māori: te reo Turi) is the main language of the deaf community in New Zealand. It became an official language of New...
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official language in 1987. New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) has been an official language since 2006. Many other languages are used by New Zealand's minority...
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BANZSL (redirect from British, Australian and New Zealand Sign Language)
British, Australian and New Zealand Sign Language (BANZSL, /ˈbænzəl/), or the British Sign Language (BSL) family, is a language family or grouping encompassing...
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being "mixed-race" is uncommon. English, Māori, and New Zealand Sign Language are the official languages, with English being predominant and understood by...
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British Sign Language (BSL) is a sign language used in the United Kingdom and is the first or preferred language among the deaf community in the UK. While...
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increased immigration to the country. The official languages are English, Māori, and New Zealand Sign Language, with the local dialect of English being dominant...
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and signs for New Zealand placenames. New Zealand Sign Language became an official language of New Zealand in April 2006. About 20,000 people use New Zealand...
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survived in the modern alphabets used in British Sign Language, Auslan and New Zealand Sign Language. The earliest known printed pictures of consonants...
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New Zealand English (NZE) is the variant of the English language spoken and written by most English-speaking New Zealanders. Its language code in ISO...
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Auslan (redirect from Australian 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...
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perhaps three hundred sign languages in use around the world today. The number is not known with any confidence; new sign languages emerge frequently through...
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Fingerspelling (redirect from British Sign Language alphabet)
Sign Language, Auslan and New Zealand Sign Language (collectively known as the BANZSL language family) and another is used in Turkish Sign Language....
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Sign Language Interpreters Association of New Zealand (SLIANZ) is the national professional body that represents the interests of professional sign language...
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The New Zealand Sign Language Act 2006 is an act of the New Zealand Parliament recognising New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) as New Zealand's third official...
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flapping fingers. This sign is not considered part of ASL. It is, however, part of New Zealand Sign Language. The correct sign in ASL is performed with...
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January 2016. New Zealand Sign Language Act 2006. New Zealand Legislation. Retrieved 24 July 2013. NZ Sign Language to be third official language. Ruth Dyson...
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New Zealanders (Māori: Tāngata Aotearoa) are people associated with New Zealand, sharing a common history, culture, and language (New Zealand English)...
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official language–New Zealand Sign Language. Journal of New Zealand Studies, NS 4-5.129-148. New Zealand Sign Language Act 2006 (Public Act No 18). New Zealand...
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Waitaki District (redirect from Waitaki, New Zealand)
Samoan by 0.3% and other languages by 9.4%. No language could be spoken by 1.5% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The...
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of New Zealanders. List of New Zealand university leaders List of New Zealand actors List of former child actors from New Zealand List of New Zealand architects...
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arise between the English language and any of British Sign Language, New Zealand Sign Language, Auslan or American Sign Language. However, that term is falling...
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Rotuman Language Week, 7–13 May New Zealand Sign Language Week, from 2 May National Organic Week - 1-7 May Youth Week, 21–29 May Samoan Language Week, 30...
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behind, in contrast to sign languages of European origin, including American Sign Language, Auslan and New Zealand Sign Language. This may represent a...
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Samoan by 0.3% and other languages by 6.8%. No language could be spoken by 1.8% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The...
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to the Māori language, New Zealand Sign Language is also an official language of New Zealand. The New Zealand Sign Language Act 2006 permits the use of...
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Waitomo District (redirect from Waitomo, New Zealand)
Samoan by 1.1% and other languages by 5.2%. No language could be spoken by 2.3% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.7%. The...
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Wellington (redirect from Wellington New Zealand)
Matiu (Somes Island), and Mākaro (Ward Island). In New Zealand Sign Language, the name is signed by raising the index, middle, and ring fingers of one...
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of the South" because of its geographic location. In New Zealand Sign Language, the name is signed by putting the index and middle fingers together which...
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No language could be spoken by 1.8% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was...
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New Zealand has two de jure official languages: Māori and New Zealand Sign Language, whereas New Zealand English acts as a de facto official language...
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