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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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Catalan Sign Language
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Ethiopian Sign Language
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Russian Sign Language
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Kikuyu
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“A nĩ thigari ya mbere ya ũtaũrĩ wa Gĩkũyũ.”
A is the first character of the Kikuyu alphabet.
- The first letter of the Kikuyu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- The first letter of the Kikuyu alphabet
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Njaragia Gĩkũyũ.”
I (usually) speak Kikuyu language.
- to speak
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Aciari nĩ ega.”
Parents are good.
“Gũtema na kanua ti gũtema na rũhiũ.”
To cut with a mouth is not to cut with a knife.
- with
- and, with
- from
- but
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Ta mbũri.”
Like a goat.
- like, as
- like
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Ũka tũnyue cai ũyũ mũrũrũ.”
Come let us drink this strong tea.
“Ira nĩ twarĩ na mũcemanio.”
Yesterday we had a meeting.
“Maĩ maya nĩ mahoru.”
This water is cold.
“Baba nĩ arakinyĩte mũciĩ rũciinĩ.”
My father arrived home in the morning.
- my father
- dad
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Ikwa nĩ cia mũrĩo mũno.”
Yams are very delicious.
“Nĩ ũkũthiĩ kana nĩ ũkũgũla?”
Are you going or are you buying?
- or, whether
- or
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Mũtĩ ũyũ nĩ mũraya.”
This tree is tall.
“Ndũkanareke mũndũ agũrume.”
Do not let a person curse you.
- to curse
- to abuse
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Enjera tawa ũyũ.”
Switch on this lamp.
“Tema irio na kahiu.”
Cut the food with a knife.
- to cut (with a knife)
- to cut
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Tiga kuonia ngarĩ kũhaica mũtĩ.”
Stop teaching a leopard how to climb up a tree.
- to stop, to quit
- to leave, to quit
- to stop
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Nĩkũuma kũ?”
Where are you coming from?
- infinitive of uma
- to come from
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Mbaka nĩ ĩrakoma.”
The cat is sleeping.
“Mwarĩ wakwa nĩ mũthaka mũno.”
My daughter is very beautiful.
“Mũtũ ũyũ nĩ wa nganũ.”
This flour is from wheat.
“Njata nĩ ikwaragia ũtukũ.”
The stars shine at night.
“Njĩra ĩno nĩ njũru mũno.”
This road is very bad.
“Nyama nĩ njega.”
The meat is good.
“Thamberia thani ĩno njerũ.”
Wash this clean plate.
“Nĩ ngũhoya ũhoro wa ũgima waku.”
I pray for your health.
“Nĩ ngũkena kũkuona.”
I will be happy to see you.
“Kĩbaba kĩrĩ na maguta.”
The tin has oil.
“Heana mũgate ũcio.”
Give that bread.
“Ndũkabe mũndũ mũguta.”
Do not be a lazy person.
“Mũrũna wakwa nĩ mũthaka.”
My sibling is beautiful.
“Ngwacĩ nĩ ndũre.”
The sweet potatoes are cooked.
“Rĩĩtwa rĩakwa nĩ Kamau.”
My name is Kamau.
“Mwana ũcio nĩ aratheka mũno.”
That child is laughing a lot.
“Mbatatĩ nĩ nyingĩ thoko-inĩ.”
Potatoes are many in the market.
“Baba nĩ arĩ mũgũnda-inĩ.”
Father is at the farm.
“Mũtumia ũyũ nĩ mwega.”
This woman is good.
“Mwanake ũcio nĩ mũrutĩ-wĩra.”
That young man is hard-working.
“Mwarimũ nĩ araruta wĩra.”
The teacher is working.
“Nĩ ndarakara mũno.”
I am very angry.
“Ikara thĩ njũng'wa-inĩ.”
Sit down on the stool.
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