Maritime Sign Language (MSL), also known as Nova Scotian Sign Language, is a sign language, derived from British Sign Language, formerly used in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is still remembered by some elderly people, but is effectively extinct. The dialect of American Sign Language currently spoken in the Maritimes exhibits some lexical influence from MSL.

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  • Maritime Sign Language (MSL), also known as Nova Scotian Sign Language, is a sign language, derived from British Sign Language, formerly used in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is still remembered by some elderly people, but is effectively extinct. The dialect of American Sign Language currently spoken in the Maritimes exhibits some lexical influence from MSL.
  • A Língua Gestual das Províncias Marítimas foi uma língua gestual em temos usada pelas comunidades surdas na Nova Escócia, Nova Brunswick e Prince Edward Island, no Canadá. Embora seja ainda lembrada por surdos mais idosos, actualmente caiu em desuso. O dialecto agora usado pelos surdos das Províncias Marítimas, derivado da ASL, mostra influência da antiga Língua Gestual das Marinhas.
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  • Maritime Sign Language (MSL), also known as Nova Scotian Sign Language, is a sign language, derived from British Sign Language, formerly used in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is still remembered by some elderly people, but is effectively extinct. The dialect of American Sign Language currently spoken in the Maritimes exhibits some lexical influence from MSL.
  • A Língua Gestual das Províncias Marítimas foi uma língua gestual em temos usada pelas comunidades surdas na Nova Escócia, Nova Brunswick e Prince Edward Island, no Canadá. Embora seja ainda lembrada por surdos mais idosos, actualmente caiu em desuso. O dialecto agora usado pelos surdos das Províncias Marítimas, derivado da ASL, mostra influência da antiga Língua Gestual das Marinhas.
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