American Sign Language and Crow Sign Language

American Sign Language and Crow Sign Language

This video has been circulating around Facebook and shows two men signing at the same time.

The man on the left is signing in American Sign Language the nationally recognized language for communicating while deaf, and the man on the right is signing in Crow sign language.

From Seek the World Facebook Page:

Comparing the sign differences between American Sign Language (ASL) & Crow Sign Language (PISL)

Flarin Big Lake is a member of the Crow Tribe. Flarin is the last Deaf person in Crow Tribe who uses Crow Sign Language (language variety of Plains Sign Language). He kindly emphasized PISL is not a nationwide native sign language. It's used in the plains area – Crow, Cheyenne, Flathead, Rocky Boy, etc.

The video is in honor of Flarin Big Lake on Indigenous People Day (October 8th).

What is instantly noticeable is how similar the two signs are for each word that is demonstrated!

Check out the video posted below!

https://www.facebook.com/seektheworld2015/videos/989901461213810/

Last Updated on October 24, 2018 by PowWow Articles


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