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Auslan

Auslan is a sign language spoken in Australia, by about 10.1 thousand people. Glottolog rates it shifting.

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Sign languages are full natural languages with their own grammar, unrelated to the spoken languages around them.

Auslan (; an abbreviation of Australian Sign Language) is the sign language used by the majority of the Australian deaf community. Auslan is related to British Sign Language (BSL) and New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL); the three have descended from the same parent language, and together comprise the BANZSL language family. As with other sign languages, Auslan's grammar and vocabulary is quite different from spoken English. Its origin cannot be attributed to any individual; rather, it is a natural language that emerged spontaneously and has changed over time.

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