Home Button
video thumbnail

deaf, deafness

Auslan SignbankDictionarydeaf1a

In English: a deaf person, deaf people, the deaf

Topicdeaf From Auslan Signbank · #semantic.deaf Statussigned english from Australasian Signed English From Auslan Signbank · #lexis.signed-english Where it’s usedeverywhere used across Australia From Find Sign · #everywhere Western Australia used in Western Australia From Find Sign · #wa Northern Territory used in the Northern Territory From Find Sign · #nt South Australia used in South Australia From Find Sign · #sa Queensland used in Queensland From Find Sign · #qld New South Wales used in New South Wales From Find Sign · #nsw ACT used in the Australian Capital Territory From Find Sign · #act Victoria used in Victoria From Find Sign · #vic Tasmania used in Tasmania From Find Sign · #tas Formobscure From Auslan Signbank · #iconicity.obscure onehand made with one hand From Auslan Signbank · #phonology.onehand
As a Noun: 1. A person or people who are unable to hear anything or unable to hear very well, especially the sounds of speech. English = a deaf person, deaf people, the deaf. 2. A person or people who are unable to hear anything or unable to hear very well, especially the sounds of speech, who use sign language to communicate and who form and identify as a community. English = a Deaf person, the deaf, the Deaf. 3. The condition of being deaf. English = deafness. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To be unable to hear anything or to be unable to hear very well, especially the sounds of speech. English = (be) deaf. 2. To relate to deaf people and their community. English = (be) Deaf.