American Sign Language
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American Sign Language
proper noun
- A sign language used primarily in the United States of America and Canada. For example, you could learn American Sign Language (or whichever sign language is common where you live), a common immigrant language, or an indigenous language in your area, rather than make those people speak to you in English (or whatever major language you speak).
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name language that uses hands, facial expressions, and other bodily behavior to communicate
| Español | lengua de señas americana |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 미국 수화 Miguk suhwa |
| 日本語 | アメスラン Amesuran, アメリカ手話 Amerika-shuwa |
| 中文 | 美國手語 /美国手语 Měiguó shǒuyǔ |
| Português | língua de sinais americana, língua americana de sinais |
| Français | langue des signes américaine |
| Deutsch | Amerikanische Gebärdensprache |
| Ελληνικά | αμερικανική νοηματική γλώσσα amerikanikí noïmatikí glóssa |
| Română | limba semnelor americane |
| Русский | амсле́н amslén, америка́нский язы́к же́стов amerikánskij jazýk žéstov |
| العربية | لُغَة اَلْإِشَارَة الْأَمْرِيكِيَّة luḡat al-ʔišāra l-ʔamrīkiyya |
| עברית | שפת הסימנים האמריקאית s’fát hasimaním ha’ameriká’it |
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title = {American Sign Language},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/american%20sign%20language},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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