American Sign Language

English

The phrase "American Sign Language" in ASL, transcribed in Stokoe notation.

The phrase "American Sign Language" in ASL, transcribed in Sutton SignWriting.

Proper noun

American Sign Language

1. A language that uses hands, facial expressions, and other bodily behavior to communicate both concrete and abstract ideas; some signs are based on English words, but ASL syntax and grammar are not based on English. ISO 639-3 code: ase.

Synonyms

• Ameslan
• ASL

Translations

language that uses hands, facial expressions, and other bodily behavior to communicate

• American Sign Language: A@Side-PalmForward S@Side-PalmForward L@Side-PalmForward
• Arabic: لُغَة اَلْإِشَارَة الْأَمْرِيكِيَّة f (luḡat al-ʾišāra l-ʾamrīkiyya)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 美國手語／美国手语 (zh) (Měiguó shǒuyǔ), 美国手语 (zh) (Měiguó shǒuyǔ)

• Danish: amerikansk tegnsprog
• Dutch: Amerikaanse gebarentaal
• French: langue des signes américaine (fr) f
• German: Amerikanische Gebärdensprache f
• Greek: αμερικανική νοηματική γλώσσα f (amerikanikí noïmatikí glóssa)
• Honduras Sign Language: please add this translation if you can
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• Inuktitut: ᐆᒃᑐᐊᕋᐅᓯᕋᖅ ᖃᑉᓗᓈᖅᑐᑦ (ooktoaraosiraq qaplonaaqtot), ujjiqsuuraq qablunaaqtut (Inuvialuktun)
• Japanese: アメスラン (Amesuran), アメリカ手話 (Amerika-shuwa)
• Korean: 미국 수화 (Miguk suhwa)
• Navajo: naʼagizhgo haneʼ
• Portuguese: língua de sinais americana f
• Russian: амсле́н (ru) m (amslén), америка́нский язы́к же́стов m (amerikánskij jazýk žéstov)
• Scottish Gaelic: Cànan-soidhnidh Aimeireaga m
• Spanish: lengua de señas americana f
• Turkish: Amerikan İşaret Dili

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of American Sign Language terms

Further reading

• ISO 639-3 code ase (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for American Sign Language, ase ⁠