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Saw "Fire and Ash", noted something in the credits about
a sign language having been created for the movie. There's
been made up spoken languages for movies and tv, not sure
about made up sign languages.

https://james-camerons-avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Na%27vi_Sign_Language

Na'vi Sign Language is a form of non-verbal
communication used by the Metkayina clan. It
was created by CJ Jones.


CJ Jones? Lost his hearing as a child and has been
involved with the disabled and is "a producer,
director, and screenwriter"

https://james-camerons-avatar.fandom.com/wiki/CJ_Jones
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On 2025-12-29, Tilde <invalide@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Saw "Fire and Ash", noted something in the credits about
a sign language having been created for the movie. There's
been made up spoken languages for movies and tv, not sure
about made up sign languages.

Candidates to check would be _La Guerre du feu_ (1981) and
_The Clan of the Cave Bear_ (1986) with their respective
portrayals of archaic humans.
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Christian "naddy" Weisgerber naddy@mips.inka.de
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Christian Weisgerber wrote:

On 2025-12-29, Tilde <invalide@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Saw "Fire and Ash", noted something in the credits about
a sign language having been created for the movie. There's
been made up spoken languages for movies and tv, not sure
about made up sign languages.

Candidates to check would be _La Guerre du feu_ (1981) and

THat one doesn't ring a bell.

_The Clan of the Cave Bear_ (1986) with their respective
portrayals of archaic humans.

Darryl Hannah. Do recall having seen that
one a LONG time ago. Don't recall much of it,
tho ; )


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On 5/01/2026 7:11 p.m., Tilde wrote:

Christian Weisgerber wrote:

On 2025-12-29, Tilde <invalide@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Saw "Fire and Ash", noted something in the credits about
a sign language having been created for the movie. There's
been made up spoken languages for movies and tv, not sure
about made up sign languages.

Candidates to check would be _La Guerre du feu_ (1981) and

THat one doesn't ring a bell.

_The Clan of the Cave Bear_ (1986) with their respective
portrayals of archaic humans.

Darryl Hannah. Do recall having seen that
one a LONG time ago. Don't recall much of it,
tho ; )

English Title: Quest For Fire
"Special language forms were created by novelist Anthony Burgess, while patterns of movement and gesture were developed by anthropologist
Desmond Morris."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quest_for_Fire_(film)
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On 10/01/2026 10:28 p.m., Ross Clark wrote:

On 5/01/2026 7:11 p.m., Tilde wrote:

Christian Weisgerber wrote:

On 2025-12-29, Tilde <invalide@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Saw "Fire and Ash", noted something in the credits about
a sign language having been created for the movie. There's
been made up spoken languages for movies and tv, not sure
about made up sign languages.

Candidates to check would be _La Guerre du feu_ (1981) and

THat one doesn't ring a bell.

_The Clan of the Cave Bear_ (1986) with their respective
portrayals of archaic humans.

Darryl Hannah. Do recall having seen that
one a LONG time ago. Don't recall much of it,
tho ; )

English Title: Quest For Fire
"Special language forms were created by novelist Anthony Burgess, while patterns of movement and gesture were developed by anthropologist
Desmond Morris."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quest_for_Fire_(film)

Of course this refers to _La Guerre du feu_ above. Sorry for misplacement.
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