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6,855 languages with published entries

Sign languages

40 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

  • Albanian Sign Language

    31 published entries

  • Norwegian Sign Language

    24 published entries

  • Hungarian Sign Language

    24 published entries

  • Ethiopian Sign Language

    23 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

  • Catalan Sign Language

    6 published entries

  • Tunisian Sign Language

    6 published entries

  • Russian Sign Language

    5 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

6 words and 0 phrases found.

Scottish Gaelic

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Scottish Gaelic
leugh[ʎeːv]
verb
The action of looking at and understanding written words or symbols.

“Leugh seo.”

Read this.

Also means
  1. to read

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

Adapted
Scottish Gaelic
leughadair
noun
A person who reads books or other written materials.

“Tha e na leughadair math.”

He is a good reader.

Also means
  1. reader

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

Adapted
Scottish Gaelic
RutAppears in an example
name
The name Ruth, or the title of the eighth book in the Old Testament of the Bible.

“Leugh mi Leabhar Rut an-dè.”

I read the Book of Ruth yesterday.

Also means
  1. Ruth
  2. Ruth, the eighth book of the Old Testament

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

Adapted
Scottish Gaelic
irisAppears in an example
noun
A publication that is issued regularly, such as weekly or monthly, containing articles and pictures.

“Leugh mi an iris ùr an-dè.”

I read the new magazine yesterday.

Also means
  1. magazine
  2. periodical

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

Adapted
Scottish Gaelic
EsterAppears in an example
name
A female given name, or the name of a book in the Bible.

“Leugh mi leabhar Ester.”

I read the book of Esther.

Also means
  1. Esther
  2. Esther, the seventeenth book of the Old Testament

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

Adapted
Scottish Gaelic
catalogAppears in an example
noun
A complete list of items, typically arranged in a specific order.

“Leugh mi an catalog ùr.”

I read the new catalogue.

Also means
  1. catalogue

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

Adapted

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