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

  • British Sign Language

    117 published entries

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    60 published entries

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    60 published entries

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    60 published entries

  • German Sign Language

    60 published entries

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    60 published entries

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    60 published entries

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    60 published entries

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    60 published entries

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    60 published entries

  • Singapore Sign Language

    60 published entries

  • South African Sign Language

    55 published entries

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    54 published entries

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    50 published entries

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    48 published entries

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    42 published entries

  • Egypt Sign Language

    40 published entries

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    39 published entries

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    33 published entries

  • Norwegian Sign Language

    24 published entries

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    24 published entries

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    21 published entries

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    19 published entries

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    16 published entries

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    11 published entries

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    11 published entries

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    11 published entries

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    9 published entries

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    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

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    2 published entries

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175 words and 35 phrases found.

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〇
〇[lingz]
num
This character is a symbol used to represent the number zero.

“Lingz couh dwg 〇.”

Zero is 〇.

Also means
  1. Sawndip form of lingz (zero)
  2. Zero

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

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A
a
noun
A large bird with black feathers and a loud, rough call.

“A gaeng.”

The crow is cawing.

Also means
  1. crow

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

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ae
classifier
A classifier used specifically when referring to adult men.

“Ae goeng neix mbouj miz ndaw.”

That man has nothing inside.

Also means
  1. used for adult men

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

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aj
verb
The action of making something unfold or spread out.

“Aj daegaz neix bae.”

Open this umbrella.

Also means
  1. to open
  2. to spread open

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

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au
noun
A term for your father's younger brother.

“Au gij vwnz neix miz lawz?”

Does that uncle have any books?

Also means
  1. uncle (father's younger brother)
  2. uncle

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

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aux
verb
To encourage or provoke someone to do something, often something negative.

“De aux vunz doenghbaenz neix.”

He incites people like this.

Also means
  1. to incite
  2. to instigate

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

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B
bag
verb
To cut something with a heavy tool or to strike or split something apart.

“Bag gaemq.”

Chop the wood.

Also means
  1. to chop; to split
  2. to strike
  3. to dive; to swoop down
  4. to divide
  5. to cut across
  6. to chop

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

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bak[bak]
noun
mouth

“Bak de gwn haeux.”

His mouth is eating rice.

Also means
  1. entrance; opening
  2. account of or response to a particular issue
  3. cutting edge of a tool
  4. stitch; distance between stitches

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

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bat
noun
A wide, open container used for holding liquids or washing.

“Bat ndon.”

A metal basin.

Also means
  1. basin; bowl
  2. basin

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

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baz
verb
To search for a missing or needed item in all possible places.

“Gou baz gij raeuz ndaej.”

I looked for our things everywhere.

Also means
  1. to look for (something) everywhere

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

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beg
adj
A color that looks like snow or milk.

“Gou miz vunz beg.”

I have white clothes.

Also means
  1. white

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

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beix[pei4]
noun
elder sibling

“De miz sam boux beix.”

He has three elder siblings.

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beizyaengz
noun
friend

“Mwngz dwg beizyaengz gou.”

You are my friend.

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bet
num
The cardinal number between seven and nine.

“Gou miz bet geijlai.”

I have eight books.

Also means
  1. eight

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

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bi[bi]
noun
year

“Bi neix.”

This year.

Also means
  1. year old

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

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bid
noun
A large insect known for the loud buzzing sound it makes in the trees during summer.

“Bid ndat ma.”

The cicada is buzzing.

Also means
  1. cicada

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

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bien
noun
Used to describe something that is flat, thin, and shaped like a sheet or a slice.

“Bien faex.”

A slab of wood.

Also means
  1. slab, slice, sheet
  2. slab

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

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bing
noun
A type of worm that lives in water and feeds on blood.

“Bing miz hung ndei.”

The aquatic leech is red.

Also means
  1. aquatic leech

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

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bit
noun
A common water bird often kept on farms for its meat and eggs.

“Bit gwn haeu.”

The duck eats rice.

Also means
  1. duck

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

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biz
adj
Having excess body weight or high fat content, often used to describe healthy, rich soil.

“Gij vunz biz neix haenx.”

That fat person over there.

Also means
  1. fat; chubby
  2. fatty
  3. fertile; rich
  4. fat

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

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bo
noun
The sloping side of a mountain or a hill.

“Gou daeuj bae bo.”

I am coming to the mountainside.

Also means
  1. mountain slope
  2. hillside
  3. mountainside

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

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boh[po6]
noun
father

“Boh gou youq ranz.”

My father is at home.

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

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boi
noun
A container used for holding liquids to be drunk.

“Gou maenz boi.”

I bought a cup.

Also means
  1. drinkware
  2. cup
  3. glass
  4. mug

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

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boux[boux]
classifier
person (classifier)

“Boux vunz.”

A person.

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C
cam
verb
To request information or an answer from someone.

“Yiz cam mbouj doxgaiq.”

He is asking without receiving an answer.

Also means
  1. to ask (to request an answer)
  2. to inquire; to ask
  3. to ask for instructions
  4. to ask

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

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cangh[chang]
noun
artisan

“De boux cangh.”

He is an artisan.

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cawq[ɕaːu]
noun
morning

“Bae heiz cawq.”

Go to the market early.

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ci
noun
Any machine used for transporting people or goods from one place to another.

“Ci mbouj bauj.”

The vehicle is not fast.

Also means
  1. vehicle

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

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cienz[cheen]
noun
money

“Gou miz cienz.”

I have money.

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cou
noun
The season of the year between summer and winter.

“Cou neix ndaej lajmbwn.”

This autumn the weather is good.

Also means
  1. autumn

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

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cup
verb
The act of taking air or liquid into the mouth or lungs. It can also mean to press lips against something or to soak up a substance.

“Gou cup nienz.”

I inhale the air.

Also means
  1. to inhale; to draw (a breath)
  2. to suck
  3. to kiss
  4. to smell; to sniff
  5. to absorb; to take up; to soak up
  6. to inhale

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

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D
da
noun
A body part used for vision, or a bump on a plant stem.

“Da nyuuz.”

A knot on a piece of bamboo.

Also means
  1. eye
  2. judgment; eye
  3. joint; knot; node (in a stem or branch of a plant)

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

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daengz[daengz]
verb
to arrive

“Daengz ndau.”

Arrive at the field.

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daeuj[daeuj]
verb
to come

“Daeuj neix.”

Come here.

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dah
noun
A large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.

“Dah neix ndaej cungj.”

The river is very long.

Also means
  1. river

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

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dai
noun
This refers to the mother of one's wife or the mother of a married woman.

“Dai gou yawz bae ndwen.”

My mother-in-law is going to the market.

Also means
  1. mother-in-law (married woman's mother or mother of one's wife)
  2. mother-in-law

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

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danci
noun
A vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing pedals with your feet.

“Gou miz danci.”

I have a bicycle.

Also means
  1. bicycle

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

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dap
noun
A tall, narrow building or structure.

“Dap neix lai gaeuq.”

This tower is very old.

Also means
  1. tower

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

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de[de]
pronoun
he, she, it

“De bae.”

He/she goes.

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

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dem
verb
To put something together with something else to increase the total.

“Dem gij gwn.”

Add the food.

Also means
  1. to add

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

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