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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

  • German Sign Language

    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

  • Singapore Sign Language

    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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    9 published entries

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    7 published entries

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    6 published entries

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    5 published entries

  • Italian Sign Language

    5 published entries

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    5 published entries

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    5 published entries

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    4 published entries

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    2 published entries

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Cornish

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Cornish
leur
noun
The lower surface of a room that you walk on, or the ground level.

“An gath a gesk war an leur.”

The cat is sleeping on the floor.

Also means
  1. floor
  2. ground, storey

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

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Cornish
leder
noun
A piece of ground that rises or falls at an angle.

“An leder yw pur serth.”

The slope is very steep.

Also means
  1. slope

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

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Cornish
ble
adv
The softened form of the interrogative word 'ple' meaning where.

“Ble'th esos ta?”

Where are you?

Also means
  1. soft mutation of ple

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

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Cornish
balle
noun
A form of artistic dance performed to music.

“Donsya balle yw gweyth kales.”

Dancing ballet is hard work.

Also means
  1. ballet

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

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Cornish
delen
noun
A single leaf from a tree or plant. It is the singulative form of the word for leaves.

“Yma delen welen war an dor.”

There is a green leaf on the ground.

Also means
  1. leaf

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

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Cornish
gales
adj
This is the form that the word 'kales' takes when a soft mutation is triggered by a preceding word.

“Ev yw gales.”

He is hardy.

Also means
  1. soft mutation of kales

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

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Cornish
mules
noun
An animal that is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. It is known for being strong and stubborn.

“An mulyow a ober gans krevder.”

The mules work with strength.

Also means
  1. mule

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

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Cornish
avalen
noun
A tree that produces apples.

“Yma avalen vras yn an lowarth.”

There is a big apple tree in the garden.

Also means
  1. apple tree

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

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Cornish
bollen
noun
A glass object that gives off light when it is powered by electricity.

“An wollen yw devnydhys yn krambla.”

The light bulb is used in the lamp.

Also means
  1. light bulb

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

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Cornish
athletes
noun
A person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise.

“An athletes yw skav.”

The athlete is quick.

Also means
  1. athlete

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

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Cornish
briallen
noun
A small flower that is a single primrose.

“Yma briallen a-dro dhe'n garth.”

There is a primrose around the garden.

Also means
  1. primrose

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

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Cornish
elektron
noun
A very small part of an atom that has a negative electric charge.

“An elektron a wra movya a-dro dhe'n nukleus.”

The electron moves around the nucleus.

Also means
  1. electron

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

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Cornish
Bethlehem
name
The name of a famous historical city.

“Bethlehem yw cita koth.”

Bethlehem is an old city.

Also means
  1. Bethlehem (a city in Palestine)

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

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