Oneida Sign Language

Oneida Sign Language (OSL)
Onʌyoteˀa·ká· Sign Language
Native toCanada, United States
RegionHaudenosauneega
EthnicityOneida
Plains Sign Talk
Official status
Official language in
none
Language codes
ISO 639-3
IETFpsd-u-sd-caon
Maps of the sign languages of Turtle Island (North America), showing OSL in purple.

Oneida Sign Language (OSL) is a revived language with roots in Hand Talk mixed with American Sign Language and the oral Oneida language. Alongside Elder Olive Elm, Deaf Elders in the Turtle and Bear Clans—Marsha and Max Ireland, respectively, of the Oneida Nation of the Thames—have worked since 2016 to build and support the growth of OSL.