Terena Sign Language is a village sign language used by deaf Terena people in southern Brazil. Deaf Terena who attend school use LIBRAS there, but switch to Terena Sign when they return home.[1]
^Sumaio Soares, Priscilla Alyne (2018) Língua Terena de sinais: análise descritiva inicial da língua de. Doctoral dissertation, Araraquara: Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho".
^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. Conversely, ASL and BSL both originated in English-speaking countries but are not related to each other; ASL however is related to French Sign Language.
^b Denotes the number (if known) of languages within the family. No further information is given on these languages.
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