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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of gebaar (“gesture, sign”) + -en- + taal (“language”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣəˈbaː.rə(n)ˌtaːl/
- Hyphenation: ge‧ba‧ren‧taal
Noun
gebarentaal f (plural gebarentalen, diminutive gebarentaaltje n)
- a sign language, either in general (without article) or any codified medium for communication with the (nearly) deaf
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