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

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    60 published entries

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    55 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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Scottish Gaelic

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Scottish Gaelic
lean[ʎɛn]
verb
To go after or come behind someone or something. It can also describe a situation that continues over time.

“An lean an droch aimsir?”

Will the bad weather continue?

Also means
  1. follow
  2. continue, proceed

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
leanabh[ˈʎãnu]
noun
A young human being who is not yet an adult.

“Tha an leanabh a' cluich.”

The child is playing.

Also means
  1. baby
  2. infant
  3. child

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
leannan[ˈʎan̪ˠan]
noun
A person with whom one is in a romantic relationship. It refers to a sweetheart or someone you love deeply.

“A leannain ghrinn, ciamar a theirinn cia mheud a tha gràdh agam ort?”

O sweet darling, how could I say how much I love thee?

Also means
  1. lover
  2. sweetheart

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
Ailean[ˈalan]
name
A male given name from the Celtic languages. It is the Scottish Gaelic equivalent of the English name Alan.

“'S e Ailean an t-ainm a th' air an duine sin.”

Alan is that man's name.

Also means
  1. a male given name from the Celtic languages, equivalent to English Alan
  2. Alan

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
Cailean[ˈkʰalan]
name
A male given name of Old Irish origin, used as the Gaelic equivalent for the English name Colin.

“Chunnaic mi Cailean an-dè.”

I saw Cailean yesterday.

Also means
  1. a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Colin, though they are etymologically unrelated
  2. Colin

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
cuilean[ˈkʰulan]
noun
A young dog.

“Tha cuilean beag agad.”

You have a small puppy.

Also means
  1. puppy

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
èislean
noun
A word that describes feelings of sadness, but also states of physical weakness or a lack of energy.

“Dh'fhàg an galar èislean air.”

The illness left him with an infirmity.

Also means
  1. grief, sorrow, affliction
  2. heaviness, drowsiness, melancholy, dullness, stupor
  3. infirmity, debility
  4. hindrance
  5. grief

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
muir[muɾʲ]Appears in an example
noun
The expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface.

“Lean mi thar na mara thu.”

I followed thee over the sea.

Also means
  1. sea, ocean
  2. wave
  3. pl large billows
  4. f worry, discomposure, mental suffering
  5. sea

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
slighe[ˈʃli.ə]Appears in an example
noun
A route, trail, or way that one follows to get from one place to another.

“Lean an t-slighe seo tron choille.”

Follow this path through the woods.

Also means
  1. path
  2. trail
  3. track
  4. route
  5. way
  6. journey
  7. road

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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