Enga Sign Language
| Enga Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Upper Lagaip Valley, Enga Province |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | enga1253 |
Enga Sign Language is a briefly described apparent village sign language among the Tato Enga people in Papua New Guinea. It is described in three articles by Adam Kendon, based on ethnographic films of three signers (one deaf, two hearing) in the upper valley of the Lagaip River, but with reports of wider use in the surrounding region.
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.
