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Cypriot Sign Language

Cyprus or Cypriot Sign Language is an incipient sign language of Cyprus. It appears to be a pidgin of American Sign Language and Greek Sign Language, not yet a fully developed language. The Greek Cypriot deaf community predominantly uses the Greek Sign Language.

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Cypriot Sign Language
Κυπριακή νοηματική γλώσσα
Native toCyprus
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
GlottologNone
IETFgss-CY

Cyprus or Cypriot Sign Language (Greek: Κυπριακή Νοηματική Γλώσσα, romanized: Kypriakí Noimatikí Glóssa) is an incipient sign language of Cyprus. It appears to be a pidgin of American Sign Language and Greek Sign Language, not yet a fully developed language. The Greek Cypriot deaf community predominantly uses the Greek Sign Language.1

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  1. Timmermans, 2005, The Status of Sign Languages in Europe