Maritime Sign Language

English

Proper noun

Maritime Sign Language

1. An endangered sign language descended from Old British Sign Language used in Atlantic Canada.

Synonyms

• MSL
• Nova Scotian Sign Language

Translations

sign language used in Atlantic Canada

• French: langue des signes maritime f

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Maritime Sign Language terms

Further reading

• ISO 639-3 code nsr (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Maritime Sign Language, nsr ⁠
• Yoel, Judith (2009) Canada's Maritime Sign Language (PhD Thesis)‎^[1], Winnipeg: University of Manitoba