| Australian Irish Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| AISL | |
| Native to | Australia |
Native speakers | ~100 (2017)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Australian Irish Sign Language or AISL is a minority sign language in Australia. As a Francosign language, it is related to French Sign Language as opposed to Auslan which is a Banzsl language which is related to British Sign Language. AISL was brought to Australia from Ireland in 1875 by a group of Dominican nuns (including a Deaf nun) where three schools were established and used AISL as a language of instruction. Due to oralist policies, the use of AISL was discontinued as a language of instruction in the early 1950s. There are now around 100 signers of this language, most of who are in their early seventies and onwards, though there may be younger CODAs.[2]
- ^ Adam, Robert (2017). "Australian Irish Sign Language: a minority sign language within a larger sign language community". Endangered Languages Archive. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Australian Irish Sign Language: a minority sign language within a larger sign language community". Culture in Crisis. Retrieved 24 December 2022.