Mardin Sign Language Explained

Mardin Sign
States:Turkey
Region:Mardin
Speakers:40
Date:2012
Ref:e25
Familycolor:sign
Family:family sign
language isolate
Iso3:dsz
Glotto:mard1245
Glottorefname:Mardin Sign Language

Mardin Sign Language is a family sign language of Turkey. It was originally spoken in the town of Mardin, dating back at least five generations in a single extended family. All speakers now live in Izmir or Istanbul, and the younger generation has shifted to Turkish Sign Language.

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