Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 430 pages of information about Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes.

Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 430 pages of information about Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes.

(71) Pointing to himself—­I.

(72) Sign for trap as before (No. 51)—­trapped.

(73) Sign for temporary shelter (No. 10)—­camped.

(74) Sign for new and full moon (No. 4), once—­one month.

(75) Right hand passed slowly over the hair and chin.  Left hand touching a pendant of white beads—­old man.

(76) Index of right hand held up—­one.

(77) Both hands partially closed and placed against breast, back of hands to front, a few inches apart—­women.

(78) Index and middle finger of right hand held up, palm forward; eyes directed as if counting—­two.

(79) Sign for trap as before (No. 51)—­trapping.

(80) Left forearm vertically in front of chest, palm of hand to front, fingers spread, elbow resting upon the back of the right hand—­tree.

(81) Arms and hands spanning imaginary tree of some size—­big.

(82) Sign for tree as before (No. 57), left forearm suddenly brought down across extended right hand—­fell.

(83) Right hand laid on top of head, then passed over the hair and chin, left hand touching white beads—­on the head of the old man.

(84) Sign for old man as before (No. 75)—­old man.

(85) Closing both eyes with fore and middle finger of right hand; both hands placed side by side, horizontally, palms downward, fingers extended and united, hands separated by slow horizontal movement to right and left—­dead.

(86) Sign for women as before (No. 77)—­women.

(87) Fingers of both hands interlaced at right angles several times—­built.

(88) Sign for lodge as before (No. 10)—­lodge.[2]

(89) Right index describing circle around the head, height of eye (cutting hair).  Right hand passed over forehead and face.  Left index pointing to black scabbard (blacking faces)—­mourning.

(90) Index and middle finger of right hand passed from eyes downward across cheeks—­weeping.

(91) Pointing to himself—­I.

(92) Make the signs for shoot (Nos. 33, 34), and moose (No. 37)—­shot a moose.

(93) Left hand extended horizontally, palm upward, right hand placed across left vertically, about the middle—­divided in two.

(94) Right hand closed, palm downward, moved forward from right breast the length of the arm and then opened—­I gave.

(95) Sign for women, (No. 77)—­to women.

(96) Right hand, palm down, pointing to left, placed horizontally before heart and slightly raised several times—­good and glad.

(97) Pointing to his companion—­he.

(98) Motion of paddling—­in canoe.

(99) Right arm and hand extended in N.E. direction, gradually curved back until index touches speaker—­came to me from the northeast.

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