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review

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left: palm. right: “L”, thumb on palm, spin from index out to up

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finger spell

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“5”pd fingers wiggling, hand in a little circle

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we / us

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index finger starts on right side of chest, then arcs to left side.

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you (plural)

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point out to the left, sweep right, including the middle

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they / them

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start by pointing, sweep usually right, but don’t include the middle

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he / she / it

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just point (and look) to the side, where he/she/it was

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possessives

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same motion, P/L4 shape. Exception: “our” not flat but cupped

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man / woman / male / female

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5pd thumb toward right (m) eye (f) chin, and down to thumb on chest

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boy

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talking gesture 2x at forehead

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girl

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FT, run thumb along cheek toward chin

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father / mother / grandfather / grandmother

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“5”pi, thumb double-hit right side (m) above right eye (f) chin/cheek. For grandparents, continue with two circles in plane of hand away from face.

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son / daughter

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salute or thumb above right (m) eye (f) cheek/chin down to two-arm cradle.

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brother / sister

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“L” (gun) both hands. Start w/ right index touching right (m) forehead (f) chin/cheek. Right hand down until fist resting on top of left gun shaft.

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uncle / aunt / cousin / nephew / niece

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“U”/“A”/“C”/“N” right eye/chin, trill. I think the uncle/aunt actually touch.

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family

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“F” or “5” with both hands at chest, touching thumbs/indexes, each circles 180 degrees in same horizontal plane until they meet at pinkies

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old / older /oldest

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“A” hand under chin, make beard: open to start, closing as going down. For older: afterwords take hand to the side and thumb up. For oldest: moreso.

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young

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two hands way apart relaxed L4pi thumbs up fingers curled toward chest. Sweep up twice against upper chest with all fingertips. younger/youngest: even higher on chest, or flying up, wide eyes.

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feelings

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pi fingers spread but middle right angle inward onto chest, sweep that finger up.

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sad

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Sad expression. One or both hands 5pi over face going down, like tears.

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happy

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L4piu thumb up palm edge to chest, rub up twice with pinkie

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sick

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pained expression, middle finger to middle of forehead.

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tired

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both hands fingers against chest, wrist pulls down but fingers barely trail. (Like you’re collapsing.)

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embarrassed

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waving open hands about either side of cheek

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shocked

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hands slightly cupped, start palms facing temples and move them down in front to chest height, palms down.

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confused
“mixed up”: hands slightly cupped, start at temples, down to right palm facing down and left below facing up circling each other on their horizontal planes.
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angry
both hands at either side of chest, fingertips on chest, move wrists finishing pi hands way apart, cupped.
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in love
right “1” touch nose down into palm of left
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jealous
at edge of mouth, “pinkie”po spin to “pinkie”pi
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who
confused poining: thumb under chin, index pointing left wiggling
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what
shrug, palms up and apart, shaking horizontally
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where
F1 wag index finger patriarchally
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when
left “1” up or center. Right “1” circles around then fingers touch
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why
confused face. At temple, right pi, middle finger wiggling towards temple.
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which
“which is the thumbs up” up and down
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how
low: two thumbs up, knuckles together, rotate right hand so thumb out
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how many
“how” then “throwing stuff into the air”
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how much
“how” then palms up cupped hands
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like
“8” on chest then leaving it (w/o subject, default seems to be I)
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not
thumb rubs up chin, shake head
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13-15
palm in, fingers not spread, flash fingers
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16-19
by neck, 6-9, flick wrist twice
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20
“L” then close pincer, so: 20-0
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21
“L” gun pointing left, fire by bending thumb
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22
“2” Down to the left by bending wrist and down to the right
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23-29
“L”po, transition to ones digit which is slightly to the right
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25
5 palm out, move middle finger down twice (or the other way)
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30
start 3, then pull the two fingers and thumb together into an O shape: 30-0
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deaf
finger from near ear arc to mouth
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hearing
“1” but parallel to lips and spin
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hard of hearing
“h” down to the right, then down to the left.
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read
left hand plane (book). Right hand 2 pointing at book.
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write
left hand plane (book). Right hand pincer thumb and index, writing or just line across.
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draw
left hand plane (book). Right hand fist pinkie out drawing, but pinkie parallel to book.
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school
both 5, clap palms twice
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book
both, start palms together, open the book!
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bathroom
“T” wiggle near shoulder
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most
FT knuckles together, shoot right hand only up.
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must
relaxed F1 w/bent finger, finger&wrist down
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many (number)
start both “A”pi on chest, pull out and open hands
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a lot
start both C fingertips together, pull apart.
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eat
B1234 tap mouth
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see
2 from eyes out (I see)
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some
left L4pu, right L4 pull in to slice off some
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have/possess
(both hands) fingers only to chest
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study
both 5. left flat like book. right diving fingers toward left palm 2x or just wiggles fingers nearby
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a little bit
like flipping a coin. Body indicates how little (casual, or scrunched up and tense)
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everyday
FT, rub knuckles against cheek (how often I shave!)
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today
both hands “Y”pu drop to sides, double at bottom\
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tomorrow
start FA thumb on cheek, rotate to thumb’s-up
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yesterday
FT start thumb on cheek near mouth, leave skin move back and land in same position near ear
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[sentence structure]
TOSV: everyday car I drive (a lot)
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want
both gently Cpu near sides, pull in
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thirsty
“1” touching above adam’s apple down to the bones
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water
“W”pl index finger to just right of lips
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please
L4 rub chest in circle, starting to the left and down
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beautiful
“5”pi over right eye, sweep left across face and drop down to a pinch just over the chin.
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all
left is relaxed L4pi over chest. R starts relaxed L4po inside left, circles above, outside, under and back inside, landing L4pi.
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both
start right 2pi and left grabbing around the fingers. close left as pulling down on right so at and right is low and two fingers are together, left closed!
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child / children
push down with cupped right hand; push down up down while spreading apart with both hands.
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none
zeros coming out of chest at slight angle.
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car
hold wheel, steer slightly
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drive
hold wheel, but push slightly out
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ice cream
lick a cone twice, w/o tongue
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airplane
mimic shape: i-love-you thumb toward temple flying forward (back and forth quickly)
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fly
“L” like airplane but one motion and a bit lower.
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bus
“B” then “U””S” quick close (right side of chest)
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train
left “U”pd, right “U”pd rub back and forth
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lesson
left L4pic right L4pd fingers in, tap, tap lower
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level
both L4pd fingertips touching. Separate horizontally.
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hyper
left P right two fingers jumping up and down repeatedly
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energy
B1 thumb touching upper bicep, arc to B1 pinkie touching lower bicep
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location
left fist pi; right P rub fingertips circularly on top of left.
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people
“p” with each hand, wax on
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things
pu, four beats moving away from center
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america
thumbs up palms in, fingers slightly interlocking, circular motion in vertical plane
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language
start both “L”pd thumbs touching, move both hands away from center
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deaf power
left fist raised, right hand cupped over right ear

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