Auslan

English

Etymology

Blend of Australian +‎ sign +‎ language, coined by Trevor Johnston in the early 1980s, although the language itself is much older.

Proper noun

Auslan

The sign language of the Australian deaf community.

Synonyms

Australian Sign Language

Translations

sign language of the Australian deaf community

Chinese:
Mandarin: 澳大利亞手語, 澳大利亚手语 (Aòdàlìyà shǒuyǔ)
Finnish: auslan, australialainen viittomakieli
French: langue des signes australienne f

German: australische Gebärdensprache f
Japanese: オーストラリア手話 (Ōsutoraria shuwa)
Russian: австрали́йский язы́к же́стов m (avstralíjskij jazýk žéstov)

See also

ASL
BSL
NZSL

Anagrams

lauans

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