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ASL Flash Cards - Family Words
Note: General knowledge of ABC's and Numbers must be known. Neutral space is the signers abdomen. Signs should be made with dominate hand, assumed dominate hand is right hand for card descriptions.
18
Language - English
9th Grade
08/05/2010

Additional Language - English Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Mother (Mama, Mom, Mommy)
Definition

Handshape: 5

Orientation: palm left

Location' thumb on chin

Movement: tap thumb twice on chin

Term
Father (Dad, Daddy, Papa)
Definition

Handshape: 5

Orientation: palm left

Location: thumb on forehead

Movement: tap thumb twice on forehead

Term
Grandmother
Definition

Handshape: 5

Orientation: palm left

Location: thumb on chin

Movement: hand moves forward in a double arc

Term
Grandfather
Definition

Handshape: 5

Orientation: palm left

Location: thumb on forehead

Movement: hand moves forward in double arc

Term
Cousin
Definition

Handshape: C

Orientation: palm left

Location: near right side of chin (Female)

Location: near right side of temple (Male)

Movement: twist wrist back and forth

Term
Aunt
Definition

Handshape: A

Orientation: palm forward

Location: near right side of chin

Movement: shake hand

Term
Uncle
Definition

Handshape: U

Orientation: palm forward

Location: near the right temple

Movement: shake hand

Term
Niece
Definition

Handshape: N

Orientation: palm left

Location: near right side of chin

Movement: twist hand forward and black

Term
Nephew
Definition

Handshape: N

Orientation: palm left

Location: near the right temple

Movement: twist hand back and forth

Term
Boy
Definition

Handshape: flattened C

Orientation: palm left

Location: thumb side on the right side of forehead

Movement: close fingers and thumb together with a double movement

Term
Girl
Definition

Handshape: 10

Orientation: palm down

Location: thumb on right cheek

Movement: brush thumb toward chin with a double movement

Term
Baby (Infant)
Definition

Handshape: open : open

Orientation: both palms up

Location: neutral space; right arm resting on bent left arm

Movement: swing arms from side to side

(Note: Looks like rocking a baby)

Term
Daughter
Definition

Compound Sign:

Girl + Baby

Term
Son
Definition

Compound Sign:

Boy + Baby

Term
Marry
Definition

Handshape: curved : curved

Orientation: RH palm down about LH; LH palm up

Location: neutral space

Movement: bring palms together

Term
Husband
Definition

Compound Sign:

(Single movement of)Boy + Marry

Term
Wife
Definition

Compound Sign:

(single movement of) Girl + Marry

Term
Family
Definition

 

Handshape: F : F

Orientation: RH palm left; LH palm right

Location: neutral space

Movement: move hands away from each other in an outward arch wil turning palm in, ending with little fingers touching

(Note: Creates a circle)

 

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