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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

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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

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    60 published entries

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    60 published entries

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    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

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    40 published entries

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    39 published entries

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    33 published entries

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    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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    9 published entries

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    7 published entries

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    6 published entries

  • New Zealand Sign Language

    5 published entries

  • Italian Sign Language

    5 published entries

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    5 published entries

  • Saudi Arabian Sign Language

    5 published entries

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    4 published entries

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    2 published entries

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7 words and 0 phrases found.

Irish

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Irish
ham[haːmˠ]
noun
This is simply the word 'am' with an 'h' added to the beginning, which happens in certain grammatical situations.

“Is ham é.”

It is a time.

Also means
  1. h-prothesized form of am

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

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Irish
mama
noun
A word for one's mother, often used by children.

“Tá mo mama sa chistin.”

My mamma is in the kitchen.

Also means
  1. breast, pap
  2. mamma

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

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Irish
lampa[ˈl̪ˠɑmˠpˠə]
noun
A device that produces light, usually from an electric bulb.

“Chuir sé lampa ar an mbord.”

He put a lamp on the table.

Also means
  1. lamp

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

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Irish
adamant
noun
An older term used for a lodestone or magnet.

“Is cloch é an adamant a mheallann iarann.”

An adamant is a stone that attracts iron.

Also means
  1. alternative form of adhmaint (“adamant, lodestone; magnet”)
  2. adamant, lodestone; magnet

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

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Irish
con[kon̪ˠ]Appears in an example
noun
This is the grammatical form of the word 'cú' (hound) used when showing possession or after certain prepositions.

“Tá mé ag amharc ar choinne an chon.”

I am looking at the hound's appointment.

Also means
  1. genitive singular of cú

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

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Irish
Brian[bʲɾʲiən̪ˠ]Appears in an example
name
A common Irish male given name.

“Is mise Brian.”

I am Brian.

Also means
  1. a male given name

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

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Irish
praiseAppears in an example
adj
This is a grammatical form of the adjective 'pras'. It is used in specific sentence structures in Irish.

“Tá an t-am pras.”

The time is quick.

Also means
  1. inflection of pras

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

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