| Rennellese Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Solomon Islands |
| Region | Rennell Island |
| Extinct | ca. 2000[1] |
none (home sign) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | (rsi deprecated in 2017 due tospurious)[2] |
rsi.html | |
| Glottolog | renn1236 |
| ELP | Rennell Island Sign Language |
Rennellese Sign Language is an extinct form ofhome sign documented fromRennell Island in theSolomon Islands in 1974.[3] It was developed about 1915 by a deaf person named Kagobai and used by his hearing family and friends, but apparently died with him; he was the only deaf person on the island, and there never was an established, self-replicating community of signers. Accordingly, in January 2017 its ISO 639-3 code [rsi] was retired.[4] Kuschel,[3] the only source of information about this communication system, cites no evidence to suggest that there was any contact with any sign language.
Extinct: Around 2000
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