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6,247 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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Faroese

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Faroese

binda[ˈpɪnta]

verb

To create fabric by interlacing yarn with needles or to secure something by tying it.

“Hon situr og bindir ein troyggju.”

She is sitting and knitting a sweater.

Also means

to bind, to tie
to knit

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Faroese

tog[tʰoː]Appears in an example

noun

A thick, strong cord made of twisted fibers used for tying or pulling things.

“Hann brúkti eitt sterkt tog til at binda bátin.”

He used a strong rope to tie the boat.

Also means

rope
long hair of a sheep skin

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Faroese

bandAppears in an example

noun

A band is a cord, rope, or string used to tie things together. It can also refer to a connection or bond between people.

“Hann brúkti eitt sterkt band at binda pakkan.”

He used a strong rope to tie the package.

Also means

rope, string
ties, connection, relations
rope

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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