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40 sign languages with signs. Signs are shown in SignWriting, never as notation.

  • British Sign Language

    117 published entries

  • Yugoslavian Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Philippine Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Nicaraguan Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • German Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Czech Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Swiss-French Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Brazilian Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Maltese Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Polish Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Singapore Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • South African Sign Language

    55 published entries

  • Mexican Sign Language

    54 published entries

  • American Sign Language

    50 published entries

  • Taiwan Sign Language

    48 published entries

  • Quebec Sign Language

    42 published entries

  • Egypt Sign Language

    40 published entries

  • Paraguayan Sign Language

    39 published entries

  • Spanish Sign Language

    33 published entries

  • Albanian Sign Language

    31 published entries

  • Norwegian Sign Language

    24 published entries

  • Hungarian Sign Language

    24 published entries

  • Ethiopian Sign Language

    23 published entries

  • French Sign Language

    21 published entries

  • Thai Sign Language

    19 published entries

  • Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language

    16 published entries

  • Japanese Sign Language

    11 published entries

  • Colombian Sign Language

    11 published entries

  • Romanian Sign Language

    11 published entries

  • Korean Sign Language

    9 published entries

  • Peruvian Sign Language

    7 published entries

  • Catalan Sign Language

    6 published entries

  • Tunisian Sign Language

    6 published entries

  • Russian Sign Language

    5 published entries

  • New Zealand Sign Language

    5 published entries

  • Italian Sign Language

    5 published entries

  • Swiss-German Sign Language

    5 published entries

  • Saudi Arabian Sign Language

    5 published entries

  • Argentine Sign Language

    4 published entries

  • Adamorobe Sign Language

    2 published entries

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Tanglang

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012; not yet reviewed by a native speaker.

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ɑ55ȵi33
CAT

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ɕi55
LOUSE

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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D
dʐʌ53mi21
MONKEY

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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K
khɤ53
DOG

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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L
lɑ33
River deer

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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lɑ55
TIGER

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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le33kɑ33
WING

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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M
mi21lɤ55
EARTHQUAKE

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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S
si55
EGG

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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T
tɤ33pæ33
CLOUD

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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tho55lo33zɑ33
AUTONYM (OF PEOPLE)

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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tʂhɿ33
MUNTJACS

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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V
ve33
PIG

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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Z
zɿ21
LEOPARD

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ʔu33dɤ33
FOX

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Lama's "Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages" from 2012. Lama, Ziwo Q.-F. (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation. Ph.D. Thesis. The University of Texas at Arlington. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13169526. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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