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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

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    11 published entries

  • Romanian Sign Language

    11 published entries

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    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

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Afrikaans

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Afrikaans
lente
noun
The season of the year that occurs between winter and summer, when plants start to grow.

“Die blomme begin in die lente blom.”

The flowers start to bloom in the spring.

Also means
  1. spring, the season between winter and summer
  2. spring

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

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Afrikaans
steen[stɪə̯n]
noun
A hard, solid, non-metallic mineral matter of which rock is made. It can also refer to a small piece of rock.

“Die kind het 'n klein steen in die rivier gegooi.”

The child threw a small stone into the river.

Also means
  1. stone

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

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Afrikaans
bitter[ˈbətər]
adj
Describes something with a sharp, unpleasant taste, like unsweetened coffee or dark chocolate. It can also be used as an intensifier.

“Die medisyne smaak baie bitter.”

The medicine tastes very bitter.

Also means
  1. bitter (having an acrid taste)
  2. very

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

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Afrikaans
minute
noun
This is the plural form of the Afrikaans word for a minute of time, though it is usually written as minute in specific contexts.

“Daar is sestig minute in 'n uur.”

There are sixty minutes in an hour.

Also means
  1. plural of minuut

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

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Afrikaans
suster[sus-ter]
selfstandige naamwoord
sister

“Haar suster studeer medisyne by die universiteit.”

Her sister is studying medicine at the university.

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Afrikaans
lutetium
noun
A chemical element that is a hard, silvery-white rare earth metal.

“Lutetium is die laaste element van die lantaniedreeks.”

Lutetium is the last element of the lanthanide series.

Also means
  1. nonstandard form of lutesium

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

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Afrikaans
prostitute
noun
This refers to more than one person who engages in sex work. It is the plural form of the Afrikaans word prostituut.

“Daar was baie prostitute op die straathoek.”

There were many prostitutes on the street corner.

Also means
  1. plural of prostituut
  2. prostitutes

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

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Afrikaans
hadjAppears in an example
name
The annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims are expected to perform at least once in their lives.

“Elke Moslem streef daarna om die hadj te voltooi.”

Every Muslim strives to complete the hajj.

Also means
  1. hajj

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

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