FUTURE
PAST
It is going to rain.
DEAFNESS 273
It rained.
FUTURE sign
It is raining.
RAIN
NOW
NUMBERS (one of many systems)
1 2 3 4 5
RAIN
PAST sign
RAIN
Throw the ball to her.
As you sign ’THROW’,
move your hand in ‘her’
direction. (Separate
signs are not needed.)
BALL
THROW
(to her)
6 7
8 9
10
11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22
50 100 Plurals (more than one)
Plurals can be made by repeating the
sign several times, or by signing the
CHILD
CHILDREN
number and then the thing:
(Motion
like
patting.)
(Repeat
sign next
to first.)
3
BANANA
ONE-HANDED SIGN ALPHABET (American)
A
B C
D
E
F
G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T T U V W X Y Z
American
Danish
disabled village children