South Rupununi Sign Language
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Sign language of Guyana and Brazil
South Rupununi Sign Language | |
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Native to | Guyana, Brazil |
Region | seven-plus villages in the Rupununi savannah |
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ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog | sout3305 |
South Rupununi Sign Language is an indigenous village sign language used in at least seven Wapishana villages with a high degree of congenital deafness. The villages are located south of the town of Lethem in the Rupununi savannah of Guyana and Brazil.
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[edit]- Ben Braithwaite, Lily Kwok & Rehana Omardeen, Documenting sign language in South Rupununi, Guyana
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