00:00These six-year-old twins are signing their names using gestures both long and short.
00:13They use a mix of Auslan and tactile signing to interact with their parents.
00:18Hi, my name's Kirstie and this is my sign name, Kirstie.
00:24Hi, my name is Jex and my sign name is Jex. I'm a deafblind person.
00:31The language Nikita and Aaliyah use to communicate at home is also being used at school.
00:37What's next?
00:39The monkey.
00:40Their class at UKI Public is already learning Auslan.
00:44Giraffes!
00:46Ahead of the language joining the official state syllabus next year.
00:50I like how we can talk to deaf people.
00:54Whether it's their own name, a favourite colour or something more functional.
00:59What's your favourite word in sign, mate?
01:02Toilet.
01:03Toilet! Can you show us how to do that?
01:07It's also given Jex and Kirstie the chance to play a bigger role in their daughters' school lives.
01:13I think it's great. I think it's wonderful that the kids are learning
01:19so I can know what the kids are talking about.
01:22But that doesn't mean they're free of challenges at home.
01:25They can be a little bit cheeky sometimes because they know that we can't hear them talking
01:31and, you know, every now and then we might catch them out.
01:34Monkey cool!
01:36Cheeky and chatty, no matter the language.
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