Signs
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Description
of Sign Actions
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again
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Slightly bend
the right "b" hand as you bring it tips first to rest in the extended
left palm. The motion should look like you are "putting" something into
the left hand. If you wish to indicate that you have done something
several times, tap
fingers on left palm more than once. |
behind
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Place
the right "A" hand in front of the left "A" hand, with the knuckles of
the left hand touching the right wrist. Then move the right hand to a
position behind the left hand, right knuckles touching the left wrist. |
few
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Hold a right "a"
hand, palm up. Then allow the fingers to open, one by one, rotating the
wrist to
the right. Note: The sign is similar to the motion that is used when
sowing a "few" seeds for planting. |
first
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Hold left hand in
"thumbs up" position. Then touch the left thumb with the index finger
of
a right "d" hand. |
in
front
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Use the right hand, open palm fingers together, to indicate
an imaginary
wall or
mirror directly in front of the face. Palm of the right hand should be
turned inward toward the face. Make the movement from top to bottom. |
last
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Use
the index finger of a right "D" hand to gently strike the pinky finger
of a left "I" hand. |
less
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Move
cupped hands (fingers held together) from a position of about six
inches between them to a proximity of only an inch or two between
palms. |
long
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Hold the left
arm straight
out from the body. Then move the right index finger along the left arm,
starting
at the wrist and ending at the shoulder. |
more
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Hold both hands
in a
loose cup with fingertips close and pointing at each other. Some signers actually
touch the fingertips of both hands together. |
new
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Hold both hands
palm upward in front of body. Use right hand to graze the palm of the
left hand, touching the back of the right hand lightly in a right to
left arcing motion. Allow the right hand to continue upward, stopping
at upper chest level. |
old
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Pantomime grasping an
imaginary beard with the right "s" hand and pull it downward |
pretty
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Using the
right hand,
touch the forehead with all four fingers. Then move the hand in a
counterclockwise motion around the left side of the face, ending
at the chin. Note:
Some signers begin and end at the chin, making a full circle around the
face. |
ruined
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Make
a left "s" hand with the
palm turned
downward. Then make a right "x" hand. Place the
right "x" hand on the back of the left "s" hand about at the wrist.
Then move the right hand across the back of the left
hand from the wrist, out across the knuckles. |
short
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Move
the middle finger of a right "H" hand backward and then forward
on the index finger of a left "H" hand. |
tall
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Place
a right "D" hand on
the left flat palm of the left hand (which is facing outward). Move
right hand upward, brushing the left palm.
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thin
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Touch
the pinky finger of a right "I" hand (held upside down) to the index
finger of a left "D" hand. Then move both fingers in opposition, as if
drawing a thin line. |
ugly
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Place
the index finger of a right "D" hand just under the nose; then move it
to the right of the face, curling the index finger until it makes a
right "X" sign. |
