Ottoman Sign Language

Ottoman Sign Language
Seraglio Sign Language
Harem Sign Language
Native toTurkey
RegionIstanbul
Era15th to early 20th century
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
GlottologNone

Ottoman Sign Language, also known as Seraglio Sign Language or Harem Sign Language, was a deaf sign language of the Ottoman court in Istanbul. Nothing is known of it directly, but it is reported that it could communicate ideas of any complexity, and that it was passed on to the young through fables, histories, and scripture.


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