lugha ya ishara

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Meaning

A language that uses hand signs, facial expressions and body movements instead of sound, used mainly by deaf people.

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Plural lugha za ishara. Each country has its own: Lugha ya Ishara ya Tanzania, Tanzanian Sign Language. An interpreter is mkalimani wa lugha ya ishara.

Examples

• Mkalimani wa lugha ya ishara alisimama karibu na mzungumzaji.The sign language interpreter stood next to the speaker.
• Anajifunza lugha ya ishara ili kuwasiliana na kaka yake.She is learning sign language to talk with her brother.
• Taarifa ya habari sasa inatafsiriwa kwa lugha ya ishara.The news is now translated into sign language.

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