Global InformationWanib Sign Language information
| Wanib Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | southern Toricelli Range |
Language family | village sign? |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | wani1243 |
Wanib Sign Language is a reported sign language, possibly a village sign language, in a Heyo-speaking community of Papua New Guinea. It's spoken just to the west of Mehek Sign Language, but the two languages reflect the very different spoken languages of their communities: Wanib SL follows the SVO word order of Heyo, whereas Mehek SL follows the SOV word order of Mehek.[1]
- ^ Reed, Laura; Rumsey, Alan (2019). Sign Languages in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon. John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 150. ISBN 9789027261823.