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Enga Sign Language

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Enga Sign Language
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionUpper Lagaip Valley, Enga Province
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologenga1253

Enga Sign Language is a briefly described village sign language of the Enga people in Papua New Guinea.[Is it used by a specific family or village?] It was studies by Adam Kendon.

References

  • Kendon, A. 1980a. A description of a deaf-mute sign language from the Enga Province of Papua New Guinea with some comparative discussion. Part I: the formational properties of Enga signs. Semiotica 31(1/2): 1-34.
  • Kendon A. 1980b. The description of a deaf-mute sign language from the Enga Province of Papua New Guinea with some comparative discussion. Part II: the semiotic functioning of Enga signs. Semiotica 32 (1/2):81-117,
  • Kendon A. 1980c. A description of a deaf-mute sign language from the Enga Province of Papua NewGuinea with some comparative discussion. Part III: aspects of utterance construction. Semiotica 32 (3/4):245-313.