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Sign languages

36 sign languages with signs. Signs are shown in SignWriting, never as notation.

  • British Sign Language

    117 published entries

  • Yugoslavian Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Philippine Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Nicaraguan Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • German Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Czech Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Swiss-French Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Brazilian Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Maltese Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Polish Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • Singapore Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • South African Sign Language

    55 published entries

  • Mexican Sign Language

    54 published entries

  • American Sign Language

    50 published entries

  • Taiwan Sign Language

    48 published entries

  • Quebec Sign Language

    42 published entries

  • Egypt Sign Language

    40 published entries

  • Paraguayan Sign Language

    39 published entries

  • Spanish Sign Language

    33 published entries

  • Norwegian Sign Language

    24 published entries

  • Hungarian Sign Language

    24 published entries

  • French Sign Language

    21 published entries

  • Thai Sign Language

    19 published entries

  • Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language

    16 published entries

  • Japanese Sign Language

    11 published entries

  • Colombian Sign Language

    11 published entries

  • Romanian Sign Language

    11 published entries

  • Korean Sign Language

    9 published entries

  • Peruvian Sign Language

    7 published entries

  • Tunisian Sign Language

    6 published entries

  • New Zealand Sign Language

    5 published entries

  • Italian Sign Language

    5 published entries

  • Swiss-German Sign Language

    5 published entries

  • Saudi Arabian Sign Language

    5 published entries

  • Argentine Sign Language

    4 published entries

  • Adamorobe Sign Language

    2 published entries

  • Albanian Sign Language

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6 words and 4 phrases found.

Yoruba

May include AI-generated content. Most words have not yet been reviewed by a native speaker.

NGYoruba
Apá[A-pa]
Noun
Arm

“Apá mi lágbára.”

My arm is strong.

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NGYoruba
Àpáta[ah-pah-tah]
noun
Rock

“Àpáta yìí tóbi gan-an.”

This rock is very big.

AI-checked
NGYoruba
sapá[sa-pa]
verb
To work hard or make a significant effort to achieve something.

“Òbí rẹ̀ ti sapá gidigidi láti pèsè oúnjẹ fún un.”

Her parents have tried so hard to provide food for her.

Also means
  1. to endeavour; to make an effort; to strive
  2. to endeavour

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

Adapted
NGYoruba
Alápatà[Ah-lah-pah-tah]
Noun
Butcher

“Alápatà náà pa màlúù méjì.”

The butcher killed two cows.

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NGYoruba
Òsì[o-si]Appears in an example
noun
Left (direction)

“Àpò mi wà ní apá òsì.”

AI-generated
NGYoruba
Òtún[o-tun]Appears in an example
noun
Right (direction)

“Yipada sí apá òtún.”

AI-generated

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