Georgian Sign Language
Georgian Sign Language (Georgian: ქართული ჟესტური ენა) is the national sign language of the deaf in the country of Georgia.[2][3]
Georgian Sign Language | |
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Native to | Georgia |
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ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog | geor1254 |
Fingerspelling originally used an alphabet based on the Russian manual alphabet. However, in 2012 a new Mkhedruli-based manual alphabet was developed with the support of the Union of the Deaf of Georgia.[4]
References
- Hammarström, Harald; Forke, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2020). "Georgian Sign Language". Glottolog 4.3.
- Final workshop in Georgian Sign Language, 2011, Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia
- N. Kitesashvili, n.d., Basic Lexicon of Georgian Sign Language
- Tamar Makharoblidze, 2013, The Georgian Dactyl Alphabet Disability Studies Quarterly, 33:3
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Minority languages | |
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