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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

  • Philippine Sign Language

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  • German Sign Language

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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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    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

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    5 published entries

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  • Saudi Arabian Sign Language

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    4 published entries

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    2 published entries

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Middle Dutch

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Middle Dutch
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
  1. inflection of die:
  2. of the

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

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Middle Dutch
māde
noun
A small, legless creature that lives in decaying matter.

“Die māde kroop uut die aerde.”

The maggot crawled out of the earth.

Also means
  1. worm
  2. maggot

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

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Middle Dutch
worden
verb
This form functions as a past tense plural conjugation of the verb werden, meaning to become or to be.

“Si worden grote liede.”

They became great people.

Also means
  1. first/third-person plural past indicative/subjunctive of werden

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

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Middle Dutch
disAppears in an example
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
  1. neuter genitive singular of dese
  2. of this

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

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Middle Dutch
liefAppears in an example
adj
Describes someone or something that is cherished or holds a special place in one's heart.

“Mijn lief kind speelt in de tuin.”

My dear child plays in the garden.

Also means
  1. loved, dear
  2. sweet, nice
  3. loved

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

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