Central Taurus Sign Language

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Central Taurus Sign
Orta Toroslar İşaret Dili
Native to	Turkey
Region	Taurus Mountains
Native speakers	Several dozen (no date)
Language family	family sign language isolate
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	cent2319

Central Taurus Sign Language (CTSL; Turkish: Orta Toroslar İşaret Dili) is a village sign language of Turkey. It is spoken in three villages in the central Taurus Mountains. It was brought to the world's attention by Rabia Ergin, who was exposed to it growing up.

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References

^ "Central Taurus Sign Language". Rabia Ergin, Ph.D. Retrieved 2020-02-19.

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Sign languages	Turkish Sign Language Mardin Sign Language Central Taurus Sign Language
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