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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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9 words and 8 phrases found.

West African Pidgin

Recorded forms from the ASJP Database; not yet reviewed by a native speaker.

NGWest African Pidgin
Shine[shi-ne]
verb
To excel, succeed, or look good

“My brother dey shine for America.”

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NGWest African Pidgin
Shine-eye[ʃájn.áj]
adjective
alert

“You need to dey shine-eye well for dis market.”

You need to be very alert in this market.

AI-checked
NGWest African Pidgin
sun dey shine
phrase
the sun is shining
AI-generated
NGWest African Pidgin
blu(blu)[bloo]Appears in an example
adjective
A color like that of the sky or sea on a clear day.

“Di blu sky dey shine.”

The blue sky is shining.

Related: azure

Also means
  1. blue
AI-generated
NGWest African Pidgin
sun(san)[sʌn]Appears in an example
noun
The star at the center of the solar system that provides light and heat to Earth.

“Di sun dey shine hot today.”

The sun is shining hot today.

Related: sunshine, daylight

AI-generated
NGWest African Pidgin
star[stɑːr]Appears in an example
noun
star

“Di star shine bright.”

The star shines brightly.

AI-generated
NGWest African Pidgin
yelo(yelo)[yel-ō]Appears in an example
adjective
the color yellow

“Di yelo sun dey shine.”

The yellow sun is shining.

Also means
  1. yellow
AI-generated
NGWest African Pidgin
sandi(sandi)[sand-ee]Appears in an example
noun
Fine particles of rock found on beaches and in deserts.

“Di sand for di beach dey shine like gold.”

The sand on the beach shines like gold.

Also means
  1. sand
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NGWest African Pidgin
silva(silva)[ˈsilvər]Appears in an example
adjective
the color silver

“Dat silva car dey shine well well.”

That silver car shines very well.

Also means
  1. silver
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