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    New Zealand Sign Language or NZSL (Māori: te reo Turi) is the main language of the deaf community in New Zealand. It became an official language of New...
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    official language in 1987. New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) has been an official language since 2006. Many other languages are used by New Zealand's minority...
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    Australian and New Zealand Sign Language (BANZSL) is the language of which British Sign Language (BSL), Auslan and New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) may be...
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    British Sign Language (BSL) is a sign language used in the United Kingdom and is the first or preferred language among the deaf community in the UK. While...
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    uncommon. English, Māori and New Zealand Sign Language are the official languages, with English predominant. New Zealand English is mostly non-rhotic...
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    arising from increased immigration. The official languages are English, Māori, and New Zealand Sign Language, with the local dialect of English being dominant...
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    survived in the modern alphabets used in British Sign Language, Auslan and New Zealand Sign Language. The earliest known printed pictures of consonants...
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    and signs for New Zealand placenames. New Zealand Sign Language became an official language of New Zealand in April 2006. About 20,000 people use New Zealand...
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  • New Zealand English (NZE) is the variant of the English language spoken and written by most English-speaking New Zealanders. Its language code in ISO...
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  • 1980s, although the language itself is much older. Auslan is related to British Sign Language (BSL) and New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL); the three have...
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  • Sign Language Interpreters Association of New Zealand (SLIANZ) is the national professional body that represents the interests of professional sign language...
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  • perhaps three hundred sign languages in use around the world today. The number is not known with any confidence; new sign languages emerge frequently through...
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  • flapping fingers. This sign is not considered part of ASL. It is, however, part of New Zealand Sign Language. The correct sign in ASL is performed with...
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    Sign Language, Auslan and New Zealand Sign Language (collectively known as the BANZSL language family) and another is used in Turkish Sign Language....
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    the language recognition as one of New Zealand's official languages alongside New Zealand Sign Language which was added as an Official language in New Zealand...
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  • language and New Zealand Sign Language both have restricted de jure official status under the Māori Language Act 1987 and New Zealand Sign Language Act...
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  • List of villages and neighbourhoods in the Cook Islands List of villages in Niue List of villages in Tokelau New Zealand sign language for place names...
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  • behind, in contrast to sign languages of European origin, including American Sign Language, Auslan and New Zealand Sign Language. This may represent a...
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    to the Māori language, New Zealand Sign Language is also an official language of New Zealand. The New Zealand Sign Language Act 2006 permits the use of...
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  • Rotuman Language Week, 7–13 May New Zealand Sign Language Week, from 2 May National Organic Week - 1-7 May Youth Week, 21–29 May Samoan Language Week, 30...
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  • New Guinean Sign Language (PNGSL) is a sign language originating from Papua New Guinea. The standardised form of PNGSL was made an official language of...
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    history, culture, and language (New Zealand English). People of various ethnicities and national origins are citizens of New Zealand, governed by its nationality...
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  • cl 6: New Zealand Sign Language is declared to be an official language of New Zealand. — New Zealand Sign Language Bill Macedonian Sign Language (Macedonian:...
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  • arise between the English language and any of British Sign Language, New Zealand Sign Language, Auslan or American Sign Language. However, that term is falling...
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    National Hurricane Preparedness Week (United States): May 5 – 11 New Zealand Sign Language Week: May 6 – 12 Green Office Week (Britain, United States): May...
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  • British Sign Language have been used by deaf communities (or at least in classrooms) in former British colonies India, Australia, New Zealand, Uganda...
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    Matiu (Somes Island), and Mākaro (Ward Island). In New Zealand Sign Language, the name is signed by raising the index, middle, and ring fingers of one...
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  • De facto (category CS1 Russian-language sources (ru))
    official languages are Māori and New Zealand Sign Language; however, English is a third de facto language. Russian was the de facto official language of the...
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    sometimes used as an abbreviation of Christchurch. In New Zealand Sign Language, Christchurch is signed with two Cs. The area of modern-day greater Christchurch...
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  • The following are sign languages reported to be used by at least 10,000 people. Additional languages, such as Chinese Sign Language, are likely to have...
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