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6,234 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

  • 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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Afrikaans

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Afrikaans
tree[trɪə̯]
noun
The act of placing one foot in front of the other while walking, or a specific unit of length.

“Hy gee 'n stadige tree vorentoe.”

He takes a slow step forward.

Also means
  1. step (single act of placing the foot when walking)
  2. yard (unit of length)
  3. step

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

Adapted
Afrikaans
takMeans tree
noun
A part of a tree that grows out from the main trunk.

“Die voël sit op die tak.”

The bird is sitting on the branch.

Also means
  1. branch, twig, bough
  2. branch, offshoot
  3. branch

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

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Afrikaans
boom[bʊə̯m]Means tree
noun
A large woody plant with a trunk, branches, and leaves.

“Die boom is baie hoog.”

The tree is very tall.

Also means
  1. tree

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

Adapted
Afrikaans
bot[bɔt]Appears in an example
noun
A small growth on a plant that will eventually turn into a leaf or flower.

“Die boom het 'n nuwe bot aan die tak.”

The tree has a new sprout on the branch.

Also means
  1. sprout
  2. bud

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

Adapted
Afrikaans
klimAppears in an example
verb
To move upwards, especially by using hands and feet.

“Die seun klim in die boom.”

The boy climbs into the tree.

Also means
  1. to climb

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

Adapted
Afrikaans
voël[fʊəl]Appears in an example
noun
bird

“Die klein voël bou 'n nes in die boom.”

The small bird is building a nest in the tree.

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