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6,861 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

    Find Care Aids

    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

    Find Care Aids

    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

    Find Care Aids

    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

  • Russian Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Albanian Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Catalan Sign Language

    1 published entry

  • Ethiopian Sign Language

    1 published entry

Low German

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Low German
of
prep
Used to indicate the point of origin or source of something.

“He kummt of de Stadt.”

He comes from the city.

Also means
  1. from

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Low German
en[ˈɛɪ̯n]Means of
article
An indefinite article used before a noun. It is an alternative form of 'een'.

“Dat is en Hund.”

That is a dog.

Also means
  1. alternative form of een (“a, an”)
  2. a

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Low German
ik[ɪk]Means of
pron
The pronoun used by a speaker to refer to themselves as the subject of a sentence.

“Ik kem, ik sach, ik wünd.”

I came, I saw, I conquered.

Also means
  1. I (first person singular pronoun)
  2. I

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Low German
mi[mi]Means of
pron
The object form of the first-person singular pronoun. It is used when you are the recipient of an action.

“He gifft mi dat.”

He gives it to me.

Also means
  1. me (dative of ik)
  2. me (accusative of ik)
  3. me

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Low German
onMeans of
conj
A conjunction used to connect two words, phrases, or clauses. It is an alternative form of 'un'.

“Melk on Brot”

milk and bread

Also means
  1. alternative form of un (and)
  2. and

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Low German
een[eːn]Means of
article
This is an article used to indicate one of something. It is an alternative spelling of the word en.

“Ik heff een Appel.”

I have an apple.

Also means
  1. a
  2. an

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Low German
GörMeans of
noun
Child (of either sex).
Also means
  1. Child, especially a girl.

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

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Low German
mänMeans of
adv
just; only; alternative form of man

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

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Low German
ourMeans of
noun
An alternative form used to refer to the organ of hearing.

“Mien our deit mi weh.”

My ear hurts.

Also means
  1. ear

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Low German
rod[ˈɾɔu̯t]Means of
adj
The color of blood or a ripe tomato. It is a primary color.

“De Appel is rod.”

The apple is red.

Also means
  1. red

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Low German
velMeans of
adv
This is an alternative way to write the word 'veel'. It refers to a large amount of something.

“Dat is vel Geld.”

That is much money.

Also means
  1. alternative spelling of veel
  2. much

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Low German
beenMeans of
noun
A common variant used to refer to a limb of the body used for walking.

“Ik heff smerzen in mien been.”

I have pain in my leg.

Also means
  1. leg

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Low German
weerMeans of
verb
This word is the past tense form of the verb to be, used specifically when referring to the first-person singular. It translates to the English word was.

“Ik weer gistern in de Stadt.”

I was in town yesterday.

Also means
  1. first-person singular past of wesen
  2. was

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Low German
westMeans of
verb
The past participle form of the verb meaning to be.

“Ik bün dor west.”

I have been there.

Also means
  1. past participle of wesen
  2. been

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Low German
WindMeans of
noun
wind; the movement of air usually caused by convection or differences of air pressure

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

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Low German
BlattMeans of
noun
a leaf; the organ of a plant or tree
Also means
  1. the petal of a flower or blossom
  2. a page in a book or magazine

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

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Low German
boardMeans of
noun
A variant spelling of the word referring to the hair growing on a person's chin and cheeks.

“He hett en langen board.”

He has a long beard.

Also means
  1. alternative form of Baart
  2. beard

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Low German
FingerMeans of
noun
finger (of the hand)

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

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Low German
hebbenMeans of
verb
A common verb used to show possession or ownership of something.

“Ik hebben enen Hund.”

I have a dog.

Also means
  1. to have

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Low German
MutterMeans of
noun
mother; alternative form of Mauder (North-Westphalian, Menslage, Mecklenburgisch)

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

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Low German
wassenMeans of
verb
To increase in size, stature, or quantity. It can also refer to the process of waxing.

“De Planten wassen gau.”

The plants grow quickly.

Also means
  1. to wax
  2. grow
  3. to grow

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Low German
drunkenMeans of
adj
Describes someone who has consumed too much alcohol. It is used to show a state of intoxication.

“He is drunken.”

He is drunk.

Also means
  1. drunk
  2. drunken

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Low German
knaokenMeans of
noun
A variant spelling of the word for a rigid part of the skeleton of a vertebrate animal.

“Dat is en knaoken.”

That is a bone.

Also means
  1. alternative form of Knoken (“bone, a bone”)
  2. bone

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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