Mardin Sign Language
{{Short description|Deaf sign language of Turkey}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Mardin Sign
|nativename=
|states=Turkey
|region=Mardin
|speakers=40
|date=2012
|ref=e25
|familycolor=sign
|family=family sign
language isolate
|iso3=dsz
|isoexception=
|glotto=mard1245
|glottorefname=Mardin Sign Language
}}
Mardin Sign Language is a family sign language of Turkey. It was originally spoken in the town of Mardin, dating back at least five generations in a single extended family. All speakers now live in İzmir or Istanbul, and the younger generation has shifted to Turkish Sign Language.
See also
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120910123931/http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/journalism_media_communication/islands/villagesign/mardin_sl.php Mardin Sign Language] – University of Central Lancashire
{{Languages of Turkey}}
Category:Village sign languages
Category:Sign languages of Turkey
Category:Language isolates of Asia
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