Samoan Sign Language Explained

Samoan Sign Language
States:	Samoa
Speakers:	?
Familycolor:	sign
Fam1:	BANZSL
Fam2:	Australian Sign Language?
Iso3:	none
Glotto:	none

Samoan Sign Language is the deaf sign language of Samoa.

Much Samoan Sign Language is based on Australian Sign Language, though there are local signs for Samoan food.^[1] It's not clear if this means Samoan Sign Language is related to Australian Sign Language, or if it merely has many loanwords from Australian Sign Language.

A short dictionary has been compiled for Samoan Sign Language, and evidently a separate dictionary has been compiled for American Samoan Sign Language.^{[2] [3]} "American Samoan Sign Language" may just be American Sign Language as used in American Samoa.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://www.abc.net.au/australianetwork/nexus/stories/s2049605.htm Monologue by Donna Lene
2. Don Cabbage & John Peterson, 1990, Samoan Sign Language, vol. 1. International Communication Publishers. 166 pages.
3. Don Cabbage & John Peterson, 1990, American Samoa Sign Language, vol. 1. International Communication Publishers. 168 pages.
4. Web site: LibGuides: Sign Language: Oceania. 2014-12-06. 2014-12-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20141214161234/http://libguides.gallaudet.edu/content.php?pid=114804&sid=997863. live.