Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada

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The Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada (AVLIC) is a professional association which represents interpreters in Canada whose working languages are English and American Sign Language (ASL).

[edit] See also

International Federation of Translators

[edit] External links

AVLIC website

By region^[a]

Sign languages by region

Australia	Australia: Auslan, Warlpiri, Australian Aboriginal Hawaii New Zealand Solomon Islands: Rennellese

Asia	Chinese Philippine Indonesia: Indonesian, Kata Kolok (Benkala, Balinese) Indo-Pakistani Israel: Al-Sayyid Bedouin, Israeli Japanese Korean Malaysia: Malaysian, Penang, Selangor Mongolian Nepal: Ghandruk, Jhankot, Jumla, Nepalese Persian Saudi Arabia: Saudi Singapore Sri Lankan Taiwanese Thailand: Ban Khor, Thai Vietnamese

Africa	Algerian Ghana: Adamorobe Kenyan Mali: Tebul Nigeria: Bura, Hausa Senegal: Mbour South African Tanzanian Ugandan Zambian

Europe	Armenian Austrian Belgium: Flemish British Croatian Danish Dutch Estonian Finnish France: Lyons, French German Greek Hungarian Icelandic Irish Italian Kosovar Lithuanian Macedonian Northern Ireland Norwegian Polish Portuguese Russian Slovenian Spain: Catalan, Spanish, Valencian Swedish Swiss Turkish

North America	Canada: Maritime, Providence Island, Quebec, Inuit Mexico: Mayan, Mexican, Tijuana United States: American, Plains Indian, Plateau

South America	Argentine Bolivian Brasil: Brazilian, Ka'apor Chilean Colombian Ecuadorian Guatemalan: Guatemalan, Mayan Honduras Nicaraguan Peruvian Salvadoran Venezuelan

International	BANZSL International Sign (Gestuno) Makaton Monastic

Language families^[a]

Australian Aboriginal (List)
British (List)
Danish (List)
French (List)
German (List)
Japanese (List)
Swedish (List)
Arab (List)
Isolates (List)

American Sign Language

Extinct sign languages

Linguistics

Writing

Language contact

Persons

Organisations

Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada
International Center on Deafness and the Arts
Mimics and Gesture Theatre
ASL Rose

Miscellaneous

^a Sign-language names reflect the region of origin. Natural sign languages are not related to the spoken language used in the same region. For example, French Sign Language originated in France, but is not related to French.

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