Signs
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Description
of Sign Action
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don't know
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1: Touch forehead
with fingers of right hand, palm facing the face. 2: Turn
hand out and away towards the right shoulder.
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don't like
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1: Touch chest with longest
fingers of right
hand 2:
Swing hand out and away from chest.
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| don't want |
1: want - Extend both
hands forward,
palms up. Move both open curved hands toward the chest several times,
as
if drawing in the desired object.
2: not - Both hands are held in front of
the body, palms down, fingertips toward the front. Then hands are moved
slightly downward and to the side, as if wiping a slate clean. |
him
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Point in the
direction of where someone is located. If no one is there, point to an
"imaginary" person. |
I
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Point to
self,
mid-chest. |
know
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Touch forehead
with fingers of right hand, palm facing the face. |
like
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Place the
right thumb and index finger against the chest as if picking lint from
the shirt. Then pull the right hand away from the body, bringing the
thumb and index finger together. Note: Some signers use the thumb and
middle finger for this
sign. |
not
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Using the
right
"a" hand, brush thumb under chin and move hand forward. |
nothing
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Hold
"o" hands in front of chest, palms facing, and fingers touching.
Separate hands, moving both to the outsides of the body to indicate
that the air in front of you is left blank, i.e. void of anything.
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she
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Point in the
direction of where someone is located. If no one is there, point to an
"imaginary" person. |
tells
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Use a right
"d" hand to visually move the spoken word from the mouth into the air. |
want
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Extend both
hands forward,
palms up. Move both open curved hands toward the chest several times,
as
if drawing in the desired object. |
