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

1. 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 (Àodàlìyà 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

• Naulas, lauans