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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
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Middle Dutch

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acht[axt]

num

The number that follows seven. This is an alternative spelling for the word achte.

“Het duerde acht uren.”

It lasted eight hours.

Also means

alternative form of achte
eight

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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al[al]

det

A word used to refer to the whole quantity or extent of a group or object.

“Al die menschen waren daar.”

All those people were there.

Also means

all
all of

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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alsô[ˌalˈzoː]

adv

Used to describe how something is done or to indicate that something happens in the same way or to the same degree.

“Hi sprak alsô.”

He spoke so.

Also means

so, thus
also, to the same degree
so

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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an[an]

prep

This word is an alternative spelling of the preposition āne.

“Hi hanghet an den boom.”

He hangs on the tree.

Also means

alternative form of āne

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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appel

noun

A round, edible fruit that grows on trees.

“Ik eet een rode appel.”

I eat a red apple.

Also means

apple

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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backen

verb

To cook food in an oven using dry heat, or to stick closely to something.

“Wi sullen broot backen in den oven.”

We shall bake bread in the oven.

Also means

to bake
to cling

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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bāden

verb

To wash one's body or the body of another person in water.

“Ik wille my bāden.”

I want to bathe myself.

Also means

to bathe, to wash
to bathe

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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bal

noun

A round object used for play or a term for something considered to have no value.

“Hi speelde met een bal.”

He played with a ball.

Also means

ball (round object), sphere
something worthless
ball

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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bat[bat]

noun

A place or vessel used for washing or soaking the body.

“Hi ginc in den bat.”

He went into the bath.

Also means

bath

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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bêen

noun

A limb of the body that is used for standing or walking, or a hard part of the skeleton.

“Hij heeft pijn in zijn bêen.”

He has pain in his leg.

Also means

leg
foot
bone

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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bêer

noun

A male pig that has not been castrated.

“Dat bêer es groot.”

The boar is large.

Also means

boar
male pig

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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begin

noun

The point in time or space where something starts to exist or occur.

“Dat is een goed begin.”

That is a good beginning.

Also means

beginning, start
origin, source
beginning

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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bergen

verb

This verb means to place items in a secure location or to protect something by putting it away.

“Hi barg die scatte in enen kist.”

He stored the treasure in a chest.

Also means

to get to safety, to keep safe
to stash away, to hide
to store, to keep
to store

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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bet[bet]

prep

Used to show accompaniment or the tool used for an action.

“Hi cam bet hem.”

He came with him.

Also means

with, together with
with, by means of, using
with

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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bi[biː]

prep

A word used to describe proximity, location, or the cause of something.

“Hi stat bi den weghe.”

He stands by the road.

Also means

by, near, around
beside, alongside
at, with
among
during
by (the work of)
by

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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boc

noun

A male goat, often called a billygoat. It is a common farm animal.

“Die boc eet het gras in het veld.”

The buck eats the grass in the field.

Also means

buck
billygoat
he-goat
male goat

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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bône

noun

A seed from a plant used as food.

“Ic ete een bône.”

I eat a bean.

Also means

bean

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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bôom

noun

A tall plant with a trunk and branches made of wood. It can also refer to a structural beam or a barrier.

“Die bôom staet in den gaerde.”

The tree stands in the garden.

Also means

tree
beam, pole
boom barrier

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Brâbant

name

The name of a historical duchy located in the Low Countries.

“Hi quam uut Brâbant.”

He came from Brabant.

Also means

Brabant (a duchy)
Brabant

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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câse

noun

A food product made from the pressed curds of milk.

“Hi eet broot ende câse.”

He eats bread and cheese.

Also means

cheese

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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dal

noun

A low area of land between hills or mountains. It can also refer to any dip or hole in the ground.

“De rivier stroomt door het dal.”

The river flows through the valley.

Also means

valley
dip, lower area in the landscape
hole

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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das

noun

A mammal with a white and black striped face that lives in burrows in the ground.

“Die das levet in den holle.”

The badger lives in the hole.

Also means

badger
European badger

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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dat[dat]

pron

A pronoun used to refer to something previously mentioned or distant.

“Dat is min boec.”

That is my book.

Also means

that

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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article

An article used to indicate a noun. It is an inflection of the word die.

“De man sprac.”

The man spoke.

Also means

inflection of die:
the

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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der

article

A grammatical form of the definite article used to show possession or origin.

“De koning der landen kwam langs.”

The king of the lands came by.

Also means

inflection of die:
of the

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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die[diə]

article

The definite article used to point to a specific noun.

“Die man loopt.”

The man walks.

Also means

the (definite article)
the

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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dië

noun

The part of the human leg between the hip and the knee.

“Hi wonden hem an die dië.”

He wounded him on the thigh.

Also means

thigh

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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dies

adv

Used to show a result or a reason for something.

“Dies wil ic spreken.”

Therefore I want to speak.

Also means

therefore
because of that
for that reason

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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dis

det

A determiner used in the neuter genitive singular form, meaning 'of this' or 'belonging to this'.

“De wille dis landes is wet.”

The will of this land is law.

Also means

neuter genitive singular of dese
of this

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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drāke

noun

A large, mythical, often fire-breathing creature that appears in stories and legends.

“De drāke vliecht.”

The dragon flies.

Also means

dragon, wyrm
dragon

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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drie[driə]

num

The number that follows two.

“Si hadden drie kinder.”

They had three children.

Also means

three

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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driven[ˈdriːvən]

verb

To move something forward or perform an action.

“Hi heeft dat driven.”

He has performed that.

Also means

to drive, to push (forward)
to drive (to do something)
to do, to perform
to float
to drive

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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du[dyː]

pron

A singular, informal personal pronoun used to address one person directly. It is equivalent to 'thou' or 'you' in a familiar context.

“Du bist mín.”

Thou art mine.

Also means

thou, you (singular, informal)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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noun

A round or oval object produced by a bird or insect, often used as food.

“Die hijnne lacht een ei.”

The hen lays an egg.

Also means

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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el[el]

det

A determiner used to refer to something different or additional.

“Hi en wiste van gheen el.”

He knew of no other.

Also means

other, another
other

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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en[en]

adv

A word used for negation, acting as an alternative form of the word ne.

“Hi en quam niet.”

He did not come.

Also means

alternative form of ne ("not")
not

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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adv

An unstressed form of the word for there.

“Er was een man.”

There was a man.

Also means

unstressed form of dāer
there

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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pron

A Middle Dutch pronoun meaning of him or of it. It serves as the genitive form of the pronouns hi and het.

“Hi es meester.”

He is master.

Also means

genitive of hi
genitive of het
of him

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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et[et]

pron

A shorter, alternative way to say the neuter pronoun 'it' or the article 'the'.

“Et is goet.”

It is good.

Also means

alternative form of het

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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êen[eɛ̯n]

article

An indefinite article used before a noun, or used to introduce a specific person when placed before their name.

“Hi sach êen man.”

He saw a man.

Also means

a (indefinite article)
a certain (before people's names)
a

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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