| Mardin Sign | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Turkey |
| Region | Mardin |
Native speakers | 40 (2012)[1] |
family sign language isolate | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dsz |
| Glottolog | mard1245 |
| ELP | Mardin Sign Language |
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Mardin Sign Language (MarSL;Turkish:Mardin İşaret Dili) is afamily sign language of Turkey.[2] It was originally spoken in the town ofMardin, dating back at least five generations in a single extended family. All speakers now live inİzmir orIstanbul, and the younger generation has shifted toTurkish Sign Language.[3]
Signers refer to their language as "dilsizce" (Turkish for "deaf language") or "eski işaretler" (Turkish for "old signs").[3]
MarSL isseverely endangered. Most young signers use Turkish Sign Language, and the only fluent users of MarSL are over 50. Recent efforts have been made to create corpora for MarSL, as well as document the language.[4][3]
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