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

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Chairel

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1); not yet reviewed by a native speaker.

A
à-chū
sister

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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à-ko
brother

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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à-nak-pà
near

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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à-nàp-pà
far

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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à-p’à
father

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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à-wàṅ-bà
high

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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au
mother

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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C
chop
stand

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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D
d’ak
beat

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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dà-de maie
no

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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dà-ne
yes

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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dū-k’wī
mouth

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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H
han-tū
eye

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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hoṅ
come

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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hwī
male dog

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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K
kā
go

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kēl
male goat

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kū-tū
head

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kūn dak
twenty

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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L
là
foot

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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là làrau
stallion

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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lak
hand

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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Lam-pū
deity

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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M
mak-dà kā-sē
they go

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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me dà kā-sē
he goes

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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mei-k’o
bad boy

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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mei-nī
good man

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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meṅ-mu
he or she

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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N
ṅà kā-k’ānē
i went

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ṅà kā-naṅe
i shall beat

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ṅà kā-sē
i go

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ṅà-hak
i

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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nà-sà
son

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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nà-sà nū-pī
daughter

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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naṅ
thou

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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naṅ-nà kā-sē
thou goest

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ṅī
we

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ṅī-à kā-sē
we go

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ṅo-akàl
you

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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nū-dà kā-sē
you go

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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