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36 sign languages with signs. Signs are shown in SignWriting, never as notation.

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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

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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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    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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    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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15 words and 0 phrases found.

Abishira

Recorded forms from NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru (CLDF northperulex v1.1); not yet reviewed by a native speaker.

A
akokī́wǎ
hand

Recorded forms from NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru (CLDF northperulex v1.1). Ugarte, Carlos, Frederic Blum, Adriano Ingunza, Rosa Gonzales and Jaime Peña. NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru. https://github.com/lexibank/northperulex Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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akro̯ā́k
sun

Recorded forms from NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru (CLDF northperulex v1.1). Ugarte, Carlos, Frederic Blum, Adriano Ingunza, Rosa Gonzales and Jaime Peña. NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru. https://github.com/lexibank/northperulex Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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aslanḗ
woman

Recorded forms from NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru (CLDF northperulex v1.1). Ugarte, Carlos, Frederic Blum, Adriano Ingunza, Rosa Gonzales and Jaime Peña. NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru. https://github.com/lexibank/northperulex Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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atū́ka̯
eye

Recorded forms from NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru (CLDF northperulex v1.1). Ugarte, Carlos, Frederic Blum, Adriano Ingunza, Rosa Gonzales and Jaime Peña. NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru. https://github.com/lexibank/northperulex Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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awarēkě
head

Recorded forms from NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru (CLDF northperulex v1.1). Ugarte, Carlos, Frederic Blum, Adriano Ingunza, Rosa Gonzales and Jaime Peña. NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru. https://github.com/lexibank/northperulex Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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axlī́ū
tongue

Recorded forms from NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru (CLDF northperulex v1.1). Ugarte, Carlos, Frederic Blum, Adriano Ingunza, Rosa Gonzales and Jaime Peña. NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru. https://github.com/lexibank/northperulex Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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Á
áwa
stick

Recorded forms from NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru (CLDF northperulex v1.1). Ugarte, Carlos, Frederic Blum, Adriano Ingunza, Rosa Gonzales and Jaime Peña. NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru. https://github.com/lexibank/northperulex Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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Ā
āka
tooth

Recorded forms from NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru (CLDF northperulex v1.1). Ugarte, Carlos, Frederic Blum, Adriano Ingunza, Rosa Gonzales and Jaime Peña. NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru. https://github.com/lexibank/northperulex Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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L
lō'āk
black

Recorded forms from NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru (CLDF northperulex v1.1). Ugarte, Carlos, Frederic Blum, Adriano Ingunza, Rosa Gonzales and Jaime Peña. NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru. https://github.com/lexibank/northperulex Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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N
noklo̯ā́xe̯
stone

Recorded forms from NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru (CLDF northperulex v1.1). Ugarte, Carlos, Frederic Blum, Adriano Ingunza, Rosa Gonzales and Jaime Peña. NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru. https://github.com/lexibank/northperulex Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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O
otoroã
ear

Recorded forms from NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru (CLDF northperulex v1.1). Ugarte, Carlos, Frederic Blum, Adriano Ingunza, Rosa Gonzales and Jaime Peña. NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru. https://github.com/lexibank/northperulex Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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S
sukḗe
white

Recorded forms from NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru (CLDF northperulex v1.1). Ugarte, Carlos, Frederic Blum, Adriano Ingunza, Rosa Gonzales and Jaime Peña. NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru. https://github.com/lexibank/northperulex Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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T
taxḗkiǎ
red

Recorded forms from NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru (CLDF northperulex v1.1). Ugarte, Carlos, Frederic Blum, Adriano Ingunza, Rosa Gonzales and Jaime Peña. NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru. https://github.com/lexibank/northperulex Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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W
wā́ē
water

Recorded forms from NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru (CLDF northperulex v1.1). Ugarte, Carlos, Frederic Blum, Adriano Ingunza, Rosa Gonzales and Jaime Peña. NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru. https://github.com/lexibank/northperulex Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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Y
yaha̯ó̄n̊
fire

Recorded forms from NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru (CLDF northperulex v1.1). Ugarte, Carlos, Frederic Blum, Adriano Ingunza, Rosa Gonzales and Jaime Peña. NorthPeruLex: A Lexical Dataset of Small Language Families and Isolates from Northern Peru. https://github.com/lexibank/northperulex Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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