Family

Question 1

family

Answer 1

Form ‘F’ hands and use the hands to trace the shape of a circle.

Question 2

mother

Answer 2

DH open ‘5’ palm facing the middle, thumb of the DH taps the dominant side of the chin 2x.

Question 3

father

Answer 3

DH open ‘5’ palm facing the middle, the thumb of the DH taps the dominant side of the forehead 2x.

Question 4

child

Answer 4

DH bent closed ‘5’, palm down, starts at the dominant side of the body and drops down.

Question 5

daughter

Answer 5

DH ‘B’ at the corner of the moth arcs down into the sign for BABY.

Question 6

son

Answer 6

DH ‘B’ at forehead arcs down into the sign for BABY.

Question 7

parent

Answer 7

Dominant hand in the 5 handshape, palm facing the middle, the thumb taps the dominant side of the chin and then taps the dominant side of the forehead.

Question 8

grandparent

Answer 8

Dominant hand in the 5 handshape with the thumb on the dominant side of the chin bounces out away from the chin in a double arcing movement and then thumb touches the dominant side of the forehead and bounces out from the forehead in a double arcing movement.

Question 9

grandmother

Answer 9

DH open ‘5’ with the thumb on the dominant side of the chin bounces out away from the chin in a double arcing movement.

Question 10

grandfather

Answer 10

DH open ‘5’ with the thumb on the dominant side of the forehead bounces out away from the head in a double arcing motion.

Question 11

granddaughter

Answer 11

Fingerspell G-R-A-N-D. Dominant hand in B handshape moves from chin to inside elbow of non dominant arm (baby).

Question 12

grandson

Answer 12

Fingerspell G-R-A-N-D. Dominant hand in B handshape moves from forehead to inside of non dominant crook of arm (baby).

Question 13

baby

Answer 13

Both hands ‘B’s’, palms up, DH arm lays on top of the NDH arm. Both arms rock side to side.

Question 14

married

Answer 14

Both hands flat ‘C’s’, NDH palm facing the body, DH palm facing forward. The DH starts up higher in neutral space and makes a circular motion and clasps with the NDH.

Question 15

single

Answer 15

Dominant hand in 1 handshape makes small circles in front of the upper chest.

Question 16

cousin

Answer 16

Dominant hand in the C handshape, palm facing in, makes a small twisting movement at the dominant side of the cheek.

Question 17

divorced

Answer 17

Both hands ‘D’s’, palms facing each other, hands start together, fingertips touching in the middle and then split away facing opposite directions, palms facing outward.

Question 18

aunt

Answer 18

DH ‘A’ palm forward, make a small circular motion towards the dominant side chin.

Question 19

uncle

Answer 19

DH ‘U’ palm forward, makes a small circular motion towards the dominant side temple.

Question 20

nephew

Answer 20

DH ‘N’ palm facing in, makes small forward movement at the dominant side temple.

Question 21

niece

Answer 21

DH ‘N’ palm facing in, makes a small forward movement at the dominant side chin.

Question 22

husband

Answer 22

Compound sign MAN^MARRY.

Question 23

wife

Answer 23

Compound sign WOMAN^MARRY.