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Walpiri Sign Language - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Afghan, Afghani, Afrikaans, Ainu, Akan, Akkadian, Albanian, Aleut, Algonquian, Algonquin, Amharic, Anatolian, Andaman, Apache, Arabic, Aramaic, Araucanian, Arawak, Arawakan, Armenian, Aryan, Assamese |
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The Walpiri language is spoken by Aboriginal communities in the central desert region of Australia, and is also known as WALBIRI, ELPIRA, ILPARA, WAILBRI, WARLPIRI. When in mourning, Walpiri women often do not talk for long periods of time, and a signed mode of the language is used in its place.
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