Deafs only: How many languages do you know?

jasin · 07-13-2008, 08:16 PM

How many and which languages are they? Sign, written, or spoken, whatever .. list them all please.

jasin · 07-13-2008, 08:16 PM

Just curious

what languages my fellow deafs know.

***~SG~*** · 07-13-2008, 08:23 PM

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***~SG~*** · 07-13-2008, 08:27 PM

Spoken:
English
Little bit of Maori language (NZ native language)

Written:
English
Little bit of Maori language

Sign languages:
NZSL (New Zealand Sign Language)
Maori Sign Language (It is still developing in New Zealand: I only learned a bit of it)
ASL
Auslan (still learning it)

Bottesini · 07-13-2008, 08:32 PM

Spoken: English
Spanish (some)

Written: English
Spanish
Latin (not much)

Sign: ASL (an ineffective amount for proper communication)

jasin · 07-13-2008, 08:38 PM

Spoken:
English
Some spanish
Some Tagalog

Written:
English
Some spanish
Some Tagalog

Sign languages:
American Sign Language
Filipino Sign Language (about 70% receptive, 10% expressive)
Sign Exact English

Cheri · 07-13-2008, 08:42 PM

Spoken:
English

Written:
English

Sign languages:
SEE
ASL
PSE

deafdyke · 07-13-2008, 08:52 PM

Spoken:
English, French and Latin. Also some Spanish.
Signed:
ASL.

authentic · 07-13-2008, 10:04 PM

ASL (American)
RSL (Russian)
ISL (International)
BSL (British)
SEE
PSE

English
Russian

JClarke · 07-13-2008, 10:11 PM

Spoken:
English

Written:
A wee little bit of Japanese, but I suck
English

Sign Language:
AUSLAN
ASL

CrzyMeg · 07-13-2008, 10:12 PM

Sign Language:
Some Russian sign language
ASL
SEE
Porteguese Sign Language-ABC only

Spoken:
Spanish little
German little
Porteguese little
Italian little
French little
English

inochi · 07-13-2008, 10:12 PM

Spoken English, very few spoken Spanish words

Write English, few Spanish and Japanese language

American Sign Language, used to do BSL abc very well but now I have forgotten some

EskemoBanchee · 07-19-2008, 09:30 AM

hey,i am use ASL as well. i know inuktitut, yupik, and aleut languages (Eskimo-Aleut) cuz those are my native tongue also i signs inuk sign language a.k.a Tikurarniq Inuktitut, and Kalaallisut Ussersuutit a.k.a Greenlandic sign language. and some know Japanese hehe btw im an eskimo refer inuit hehe =]

David · 07-19-2008, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasin

Just curious

what languages my fellow deafs know.

Spoken and fluent at home: Cajun French and English.

As for sign language, I use Pidgen English, but I’m rusty. It needs work.

Liza · 07-19-2008, 11:21 AM

ASL/Pidgin
NSL (Norwegian) - using the one handed alphabet (some deaf peeps use the two handed alphabet in the Oslo region, a bit like BSL)
Some ISL

*
English
Norwegian (dani-norwegian and some new norwegian)

*

I'm not fluent in these languages but I know some simple words: Spanish, French, Italian, Swedish, Danish

I recently learned the signs for greeting and company in RSL, thanks to some deaf Russians who live around here.

Everlucent · 07-19-2008, 01:53 PM

Hmm well

Spoken=

Fluent in English, Spanish, Japanese writen and spoken and read.

Passable in Korean, Chinese, French, German, can also read them but not write them well.

Can ask where is the restroom and do you like to party in swahelie(sp) Norslik, Russian, Italian. I can also read russian well enough to order or get directions.

Sign=
ASL currently learning on a fast pace

CrzyMeg · 07-19-2008, 02:07 PM

Too many to count.

~♥~Pinky~♥~ · 07-19-2008, 09:38 PM

Spoken:
English

Written:
English

Sign languages:
American Sign Language
Sign Exact English
PSE

jasin · 07-19-2008, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EskemoBanchee

hey,i am use ASL as well. i know inuktitut, yupik, and aleut languages (Eskimo-Aleut) cuz those are my native tongue also i signs inuk sign language a.k.a Tikurarniq Inuktitut, and Kalaallisut Ussersuutit a.k.a Greenlandic sign language. and some know Japanese hehe btw im an eskimo refer inuit hehe =]

WOW! Thats very cool

coolgirlspyer90 · 07-19-2008, 10:26 PM

Spoken:
English

Written:
English
and a little bit of spanish. Not a whole lot

Sign language:

English.

Texan Guy · 07-20-2008, 02:31 AM

Spoken:
Fluent in English
a little bit in Spanish and German

Written
English
German (a little bit)
Spanish (a little bit)

Sign Languages:
ASL
MSL (Mexican Sign Language)

Aleser · 07-22-2008, 06:47 AM

Spoken:
English
Arabic
Modern Assyrian
Some Mandarin
Some (modern) Hebrew
Some (business) German
Some French

Written:
English
Arabic (a little)
Assyrian
Hebrew (a little)
Italian (enough to play scrabble)
French (enough to play scrabble)
Latin (some, for law courses)

Signed:
American (more)
British (less)
South African (less)

overthepond · 07-22-2008, 07:03 AM

I am English,

Spoke
Little french (during my exams my french was better than english!!!)
Little spanish
Learning german

Can read french fluently

RedFox · 07-22-2008, 10:30 AM

Signed: ASL

Written: English

Learning or planning to in written form: Chinese, Lojban

Programming: 68000 assembly, C, C++, Pascal, Java, Ruby, POV script

deafbajagal · 07-22-2008, 08:45 PM

American Sign Language is my primary language.

My second language is English: written English and English Sign Language(including SEE II, Signed English, C.A.S.E., and Sim-Com. I used to know cueing but I'm rusty with it now).

I always say, "Excuse my French" because I cuss a lot (Oops. I'm working on it) - does that mean I speak French?

shel90 · 07-22-2008, 10:36 PM

First language, English.

2nd language, ASL.

I would love to learn Spanish...

RedheadGrrl · 07-22-2008, 11:42 PM

1st Language is English

2nd Language is ASL

Knew some ISL (Ireland Sign Language) and still learning.

IslandGal · 07-22-2008, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shel90

First language, English.

2nd language, ASL.

Same here.

~♥~Pinky~♥~ · 07-24-2008, 11:48 PM

I forget to add. I know German a little. German is my writing

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~♥~Pinky~♥~

Spoken:
English

Written:
English
German

Sign languages:
American Sign Language
Sign Exact English
PSE

thirdgencubfan · 07-25-2008, 01:46 PM

Sign: ASL, with a mix of SEE

Spoken: English
Read (only the words with common latin/greek/anglo-saxon roots): French, German, Spanish

Programatic: C, C++, Perl, Python, Javascript, VB, Pascal/Delphi, any programming language with common procedural/object-oriented concepts as part of its design.

07-13-2008, 08:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
jasin Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Puyallup, Washington Posts: 779	Deafs only: How many languages do you know? How many and which languages are they? Sign, written, or spoken, whatever .. list them all please.

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*~SG~* Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 4,011	Spoken: English Little bit of Maori language (NZ native language) Written: English Little bit of Maori language Sign languages: NZSL (New Zealand Sign Language) Maori Sign Language (It is still developing in New Zealand: I only learned a bit of it) ASL Auslan (still learning it) __________________

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07-13-2008, 08:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
jasin Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Puyallup, Washington Posts: 779	Just curious what languages my fellow deafs know.

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jasin Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Puyallup, Washington Posts: 779	Spoken: English Some spanish Some Tagalog Written: English Some spanish Some Tagalog Sign languages: American Sign Language Filipino Sign Language (about 70% receptive, 10% expressive) Sign Exact English

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deafdyke So NOT a Princess! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Trebekistan Posts: 6,685	Spoken: English, French and Latin. Also some Spanish. Signed: ASL.

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authentic Прежний глухой Агент КГБ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: CCCP Posts: 2,567	ASL (American) RSL (Russian) ISL (International) BSL (British) SEE PSE English Russian __________________

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JClarke AD addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Down Under Posts: 14,328 Blog Entries: 4	Spoken: English Written: A wee little bit of Japanese, but I suck English Sign Language: AUSLAN ASL __________________

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CrzyMeg I love Toby Join Date: May 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 5,499 Blog Entries: 1	Sign Language: Some Russian sign language ASL SEE Porteguese Sign Language-ABC only Spoken: Spanish little German little Porteguese little Italian little French little English __________________ "Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart." Anne Frank GO PIRATES! Pensacola Junior College

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inochi Eternal Life Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 515	Spoken English, very few spoken Spanish words Write English, few Spanish and Japanese language American Sign Language, used to do BSL abc very well but now I have forgotten some

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EskemoBanchee Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Qamani'tuarmiuqavinitauyutuqauqqammiaqpungattauq Posts: 22	hey,i am use ASL as well. i know inuktitut, yupik, and aleut languages (Eskimo-Aleut) cuz those are my native tongue also i signs inuk sign language a.k.a Tikurarniq Inuktitut, and Kalaallisut Ussersuutit a.k.a Greenlandic sign language. and some know Japanese hehe btw im an eskimo refer inuit hehe =] Last edited by EskemoBanchee; 07-19-2008 at 09:35 AM. Reason: forgot mention something

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Liza Cranial protocologist Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: St Augustine, FL Posts: 4,189 Blog Entries: 2	ASL/Pidgin NSL (Norwegian) - using the one handed alphabet (some deaf peeps use the two handed alphabet in the Oslo region, a bit like BSL) Some ISL * English Norwegian (dani-norwegian and some new norwegian) * I'm not fluent in these languages but I know some simple words: Spanish, French, Italian, Swedish, Danish I recently learned the signs for greeting and company in RSL, thanks to some deaf Russians who live around here.

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shel90 Sun Whorshipper Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: A Desert Rat that has found herself in Maryland Posts: 16,155 Blog Entries: 1	First language, English. 2nd language, ASL. I would love to learn Spanish... __________________ ~Shel~ "A child educated only at school is an uneducated child." -George Santayana

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Everlucent Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 64	Hmm well Spoken= Fluent in English, Spanish, Japanese writen and spoken and read. Passable in Korean, Chinese, French, German, can also read them but not write them well. Can ask where is the restroom and do you like to party in swahelie(sp) Norslik, Russian, Italian. I can also read russian well enough to order or get directions. Sign= ASL currently learning on a fast pace __________________

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CrzyMeg I love Toby Join Date: May 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 5,499 Blog Entries: 1	Too many to count. __________________ "Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart." Anne Frank GO PIRATES! Pensacola Junior College

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~♥~Pinky~♥~ Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4,681	Spoken: English Written: English Sign languages: American Sign Language Sign Exact English PSE __________________

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Texan Guy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,784	Spoken: Fluent in English a little bit in Spanish and German Written English German (a little bit) Spanish (a little bit) Sign Languages: ASL MSL (Mexican Sign Language) __________________

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Aleser Woosh. Yes, Woosh. Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 571	Spoken: English Arabic Modern Assyrian Some Mandarin Some (modern) Hebrew Some (business) German Some French Written: English Arabic (a little) Assyrian Hebrew (a little) Italian (enough to play scrabble) French (enough to play scrabble) Latin (some, for law courses) Signed: American (more) British (less) South African (less) __________________ "She thinks... she can make people do what she wants or needs, what is right, by the sheer force of her own talent, not by forcing them... she can teach them and persuade them... that they'll catch it from her. This is still faith in their rationality, in the omnipotence of reason. The mistake? Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them."

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overthepond Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Great Britain Posts: 316	I am English, Spoke Little french (during my exams my french was better than english!!!) Little spanish Learning german Can read french fluently __________________ Right ear Implanted with Freedom 16/7/08 Activicated 20/8/08 My Blog http://charlotte-silentsail.blogspot.com/

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RedFox Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bellows Falls, VT Posts: 1,195	Signed: ASL Written: English Learning or planning to in written form: Chinese, Lojban Programming: 68000 assembly, C, C++, Pascal, Java, Ruby, POV script

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deafbajagal Jasmine's Tiger "Lilly" Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: USA Posts: 2,117	American Sign Language is my primary language. My second language is English: written English and English Sign Language(including SEE II, Signed English, C.A.S.E., and Sim-Com. I used to know cueing but I'm rusty with it now). I always say, "Excuse my French" because I cuss a lot (Oops. I'm working on it) - does that mean I speak French?

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RedheadGrrl Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,817	1st Language is English 2nd Language is ASL Knew some ISL (Ireland Sign Language) and still learning.

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thirdgencubfan Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North side, Chicago, Cook County, IL, USA, North America, Earth, Orion Arm, Milky Way Galaxy Posts: 53	Sign: ASL, with a mix of SEE Spoken: English Read (only the words with common latin/greek/anglo-saxon roots): French, German, Spanish Programatic: C, C++, Perl, Python, Javascript, VB, Pascal/Delphi, any programming language with common procedural/object-oriented concepts as part of its design.