American Sign Language was a type of sign language used in the United States, Canada and various non English speaking countries on Earth.
The negotiator Riva was able to sign American Sign Language. (TNG: "Loud as a Whisper")
The educational background of Kathryn Janeway includes study in American Sign Language, chromolinguistics, and the gestural idioms of the Leyron. Despite this experience, she could not get the hang of the Tak Tak's form of communication in 2373. (VOY: "Macrocosm")
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