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6,222 languages with published entries

Sign languages

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

  • British Sign Language

    117 published entries

  • American Sign Language

    50 published entries

  • Argentine Sign Language

    4 published entries

  • Adamorobe Sign Language

    2 published entries

  • Egypt Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Korean Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • South African Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Taiwan Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Yugoslavian Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Philippine Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Peruvian Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • New Zealand Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Nicaraguan Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Mexican Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Japanese Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Italian Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • French Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Spanish Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • German Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Czech Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Colombian Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Swiss-French Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Swiss-German Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Quebec Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Brazilian Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Saudi Arabian Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Thai Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Maltese Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Norwegian Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Polish Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Romanian Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Paraguayan Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Hungarian Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Singapore Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Tunisian Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Albanian Sign Language

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13 words and 11 phrases found.

West African Pidgin

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

NGWest African Pidgin
wey
conjunction
that/which/who
AI-generated
NGWest African Pidgin
Soft[sohft]Appears in an example
adjective
Soft

“Dis bread soft pass the one wey I buy yesterday.”

This bread is softer than the one I bought yesterday.

AI-checked
NGWest African Pidgin
Tiff[tiff]Appears in an example
verb
To steal or a thief

“Dem catch one guy wey tiff phone for market.”

Checked
NGWest African Pidgin
TutuAppears in an example
adjective
Cold

“Give me water wey tutu, sun too much today.”

Checked
NGWest African Pidgin
Wowo[wo-wo]Appears in an example
adjective
Ugly or unattractive

“The shoes wey he buy wowo well-well.”

Checked
NGWest African Pidgin
belle(belle)[bɛl]Appears in an example
noun
A quality that pleases the senses or mind aesthetically; pleasant appearance.

“E be belle wey dem sabi get.”

She is a beauty that everyone knows.

Also means
  1. beauty
AI-generated
NGWest African Pidgin
joint(joint)[dʒɔɪnt]Appears in an example
noun
A relationship or bond between people, often implying trust and emotional attachment.

“Di joint wey dem get no be small.”

The friendship they have is not small.

Also means
  1. friendship
AI-generated
NGWest African Pidgin
kpako[kpà-kó]Appears in an example
adjective
tough

“Di boy na kpako pikin wey no dey cry.”

The boy is a tough child who does not cry.

AI-checked
NGWest African Pidgin
Correct[cor-rect]Appears in an example
adjective
Excellent, high quality, or authentic

“Dat food wey you cook yesterday, e correct well-well.”

AI-generated
NGWest African Pidgin
discuss(di-skus)[dɪsˈkʌs]Appears in an example
verb
To talk about something in detail.

“Make we discuss di new project wey dem bring come.”

Let’s discuss the new project they brought.

Also means
  1. to discuss
AI-generated
NGWest African Pidgin
medisin(medisin)[ˈmɛdɪsɪn]Appears in an example
noun
The science or practice of diagnosing, treating, and preventing diseases.

“Di medisin wey dem give am help am recover.”

The medicine they gave him helped him recover.

Related: drug, treatment

Also means
  1. medicine
AI-generated
NGWest African Pidgin
step-son(step-son)[ˈstɛp.sən]Appears in an example
noun
The son of one's spouse by a previous marriage

“I get step-son wey dey follow my wife.”

I have a stepson who follows my wife.

Also means
  1. step-son
AI-generated
NGWest African Pidgin
patriarch(patriarch)[ˈpeɪ.tri.ɑːrk]Appears in an example
noun
A man who is the head of a family or tribe

“My papa be the patriarch wey hold us together.”

My father is the patriarch who holds us together.

Also means
  1. patriarch
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