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=Ahead= or =Before others= (In space or rank). Hold out flat left, back
up, near breast, pointing forward and slightly upward; then hold right G
just before it. Compare _Advance Guard_, which it exactly resembles,
except that this omits _Looking_.
Fr. _en avant_; Ger. _vor_.
=Air.= See _Wind_.
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=Alight= or =Descend=. Indicate from what, then drop right V fingers
downward onto flat left palm. See _Dismount_.
Fr. _descendre_; Ger. _absteigen_, _hinuntersteigen_.
=Alike=, to =Look like= or =Resemble= (Of persons). Make the signs
_Face_ and _Equal_.
Fr. _semblable_; Ger. _ähnlich sein_.
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=Alive=, =Live=, =Life=, or =All right= (Walking about, upright). Hold
index of right hand upright, move it about shoulder high, forward in
long slow zigzags sidewise, always turning it so as to move palm
forward. Also used for _Be_ or _Exist_. See _Life_, _Deer_, and
_Nothing_. The Blackfeet use the sign _Grow_ for this idea. See
_Wandering_.
Fr. _vivant_; Ger. _lebendig_.
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=All.= With right hand flat and back up, describe a large horizontal
circle, shoulder high.
Fr. _tout_; Ger. _alles_.
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=All gone= or =Empty= (Hands swept clean). Both 5 hands in front of
body, backs out, right nearer; loosely brush fingers of right on left
palm, moving right outward, then reverse and repeat. Sometimes begin
with sign _All_. See _Wipe out_.
Fr. _vide_; Ger. _leer_.
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=Alliance= or =Friendship= (Linked together). Form two circles with
thumbs and index fingers, and link them together, other fingers closed.
Some use only index fingers hooked together.
Fr. _l’alliance_; Ger. _das Bündnis_.
=All right.= See _Good_ or sometimes _Alive_.
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=All the time.= Hold up the left G, pointing upward, forward, and to the
right; strike on it with right G near the tip, then every inch or so up
to the arm. See _Many times_, _Cheyenne_ and _Buy_.
Fr. _toujours_; Ger. _immerzu_.
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=Alone= or =Only= (Living and moving singly). Move the right G hand,
pointed upward, slowly forward and to left in a line slightly waving to
right and left. Compare _Alive_, _Life_, _Man_, _One_ and _Up there_.
Fr. _seul_; Ger. _allein_.
=Already.= See _Now_.
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=Always=, =Ever=, or =Forever= (Going on in cycles). With elbow at side,
hold the right G hand pointing forward; move hand forward, describing
circles with the index, the result a spiral, ending with the index
raised. (Frosted, borrowed from the Deaf Code.)
=Always.= Sign _Long time_, _Wiped out_, and _Not_. Sometimes sign
_Stop, Not_. (Blackfoot signs.) See _All the time_.
Fr. _toujours_; Ger. _immer_.
=Ambitious= (Pushing to rise). Indicate a person, then sign _Push_ and
_Rising man_, or omit last.
Fr. _ambitieux_; Ger. _ehrgeizig_.
=American.= See _Nationalities_.
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=Ammunition= (Cartridges in belt). Lay the flat hands, palm in, on belt,
then add _Shoot_ by shooting the right G forward. (Not Cheyenne, but
understood.)
Fr. _les munitions_; Ger. _die Munition_.
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=Among.= Hold the left 5 hand in front of neck, pointing upward, move
right G index (pointing down) in and through. Sometimes use _With_.
Fr. _parmi_; Ger. _unter_.
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=Ancestor.= Repeat the sign for _Father_ several times, with the flat
left hand held back out on the breast, and each time pushed farther
away, the _Father_ sign made beyond it. (Crow sign.) The Cheyennes sign
_Father_ and _Old_.
Fr. _l’ancêtre_; Ger. _der Vorvater_.
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=And= or =Also= (Meet and go together). The spread flat right hand,
breast high, back forward, drawn six inches to the right and closed to
flat hand. (Deaf sign.) Compare _Horse_. The Cheyennes use _Equal_ or
_Increase_, according to the sense; or sometimes _With_ or _Add_.
Fr. _et_, _aussi_; Ger. _und_, _auch_.
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=Angry= (Mind twisted). Twist the A hand against or near the forehead.
Seger maintains that this means a “mad buffalo breaking off his own
horns.” Possibly he is right; for the older signs make the heart, not
the head, the place of the mind, and this must be a very old sign. Some
of the Blackfeet make this sign over the heart. Some grind on the heart
with the flat right fist, palm in, after pointing to the person;
meaning, “he grinds my heart.” See _Sorrow_.
Fr. _en colère_; Ger. _böse_, _zornig_.
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=Animal= or =Quadruped= (Jumper). The compressed right hand, back up,
advanced in short jumps, as in _Frog_ and _Weasel_. Sometimes the sign
_Ground_ is made, first by sweeping the flat right across, palm up.
“Leaping” is generic for the quadruped as “Flying” is generic for
_Bird_. Compare _Jump_. Used by Blackfeet. The Cheyennes considered it
incomplete.
Fr. _l’animal_; Ger. _das Tier_.
=Annihilate.= See _Exterminate_ or _Wipe out_.
=Annoyance.= See _Trouble_.
=Annul.= See _Rub it out_.
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=Another= or =Other= (one other). Hold out flat right, back up, swing it
slowly up, out, _far to right_ and down low, turning it palm up. Compare
_Fall_ and _Lie down_.
Fr. _un autre_; Ger. _ein anderer_.
=Another person.= As above, but use right G. (Blackfoot.) In this, as
usual, the index up alone means _Man_. This gesture is so natural that
many whites use it; as, for example, in saying impatiently: “That was
another man altogether.”
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=Answer= (Talk come back). Push right G from the mouth in the sign
_Talk_, then draw back reversed; that is, pointing to one’s own face or
ear. (Blackfoot.) The Cheyennes use _Talk_, _Arrived here_.
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=Answer=, =Reply=, =Respond= (The word that follows the other). Right G
index upright on lips, left six inches ahead and parallel; move them
together toward the person. (Frosted, borrowed from the Deaf Code.)
Fr. _la réponse_; Ger. _die Antwort_.
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=Antelope= (Pronged horns of the animal). Bring the L hands palm toward
and alongside of the head, near the base of the ears.
Fr. _l’antelope_; Ger. _die Antilope_.
=Anxious.= See _Want_.
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=Any= (Scattering). Place the right A hand near left side, elbow high;
draw it down and out to right side in a shaky curve. (Deaf sign.) Use
_Here_ and _There_. (Cheyennes.)
Fr. _quelconque_, _quelque_; Ger. _irgend ein_.
=Apache.= See _Indian_.
=Appear=, =To come into view=. See _Come into view_.
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=Appears=, =Seems=, or =Looks like= (See and Same). Hold up flat right
hand, thumb toward self, shoulder high; throw it forward and turn palm
toward self, fixing the eyes on it and sign _Same_. Sometimes use the
sign for _Look_ before _Same_. (Frosted; probably adopted from Deaf
Code.)
Fr. _paraître_; Ger. _aussehen_, _erscheinen_.
=Applause.= See _Approval_.
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=Approach= or =Moving toward=. Hold partly bent left hand well in front,
breast high, to left side, palm to you and right similarly to right, but
quite near to you; move the latter _slowly_ forward toward former, but
not to touch it by several inches. Some use right G. See _Arrive there_
and _Quandary_.
Fr. _approcher_; Ger. _näher kommen_.
=Approval=, =Applause=, or =Praise=. Make the motion of clapping the
hands, but without noise. A white man’s sign, but now generally
understood.
Fr. _l’approbation_; Ger. _der Beifall_.
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=Arise= or =Get up=. Hold out right G, back down; raise the arm with a
swing and snap and bend the wrist till the finger points straight up.
For a large number, use both 5 hands.
Fr. _se lever_; Ger. _aufstehen_.
=Arithmetic.= See _Numeral_.
=Around.= See _About_.
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=Arrange= (Parfleches placed in teepee). With flat right, slightly
curved, back out, strike half a dozen times in a circle, turning to
watch the hand; then add _Good_. Sometimes omit _Good_. Or, sign _Work_
and _Fix_. See _Ready_.
Fr. _arranger_; Ger. _ordnen_, _einrichten_.
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=Arrest= or =Imprison= (To seize hold of and tie at wrists). Sign
_Seize_ and then add _Prisoner_; that is, cross the wrists, hands
closed. Sometimes the upright left forearm with S hand, back to left, is
held near the left shoulder, grasp left wrist with right hand and pull
it a little distance to right.
Fr. _arrêter_; Ger. _verhaften_.
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=Arrive here= or =Get here=. Hold the flat left hand, back out, near the
breast, fingers pointing to right; carry right G, back to front, well
out in front of body; bring the right hand briskly against back of left.
Often the flat right is used instead of right G.
Fr. _arriver ici_; Ger. _hier ankommen_.
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=Arrive there= or =Reach=. Hold the flat left hand, back to front, well
out in front of body, about height of neck, pointing to right; bring
right G hand, palm outward, in front of and close to neck, carry the
right hand out sharply to strike the palm of the left.
Fr. _y arriver_; Ger. _hinkommen_.
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=Arrogance.= A haughty lifting of the eyebrows and sidelong, disdainful
look down as upon an inferior. (Scott.) Sign _Head, Big_. In the popular
code, indicate big chest. See _Conceit_ and _Pride_.
Fr. _l’arrogance_; Ger. _die Anmaszung_.
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=Arrow.= Make, with a long swing, the motion of drawing an arrow from
the left hand.
Fr. _la flèche_; Ger. _der Pfeil_.
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=As= or =Than=. Both hands, G fingers parallel, level, forward near
right side; carry them over to left in similar position. (A sign
borrowed from the Deaf, Frosted.) This is the same as _Who_; only the
context can show which is meant. Sign _Same_ or _Beside_.
Fr. _comme_, _que_; Ger. _wie_, _als_.
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=Ascend.= Indicate the object (hill, tree, etc.), then press right G
against it, raising the same in jerks. Compare _Famous_.
Fr. _monter_; Ger. _hinaufsteigen_.
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=Ashamed= or =Bashful= (Drawing blanket over face). Flat hands pointing
up, palms in, close to face and moved in till the _wrists crossed_,
right nearest the face; bow the head a little. Compare _Blind_ and
_Dark_. The bowing of the head was not generally done, yet is the only
feature to distinguish it from _Dark_.
Fr. _honteux_; Ger. _verschämt_, _verlegen_.
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=Ashamed= (I am ashamed). Cover the face and eyes with both hands.
(Pop.)
Fr. _avoir honte_; Ger. _sich schämen_.
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=Ashamed= (You should be). See _Shame_.
=Ashes.= Sign _Fire_ and _Powder_.
Fr. _la cendre_; Ger. _die Asche_.
=Ask.= See _Beg_.
=Assiniboine.= See _Indian_.
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=Astonishment= or =Wonder=. Lay the flat palm of left hand over the open
mouth and draw the body backward. Sometimes, also, raise right hand
flat, palm forward.
Fr. _l’étonnement_; Ger. _die Verwunderung_.
=Astray.= See _Lost_.
=Astride.= See _Horseman_.
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=At.= Hold left flat hand, back up, pointing partly up; strike the back
with right flat hand.
Fr. _à_; Ger. _an_, _auf_.
=Attempt.= See _Try_.
=Attention= (A command). See _Call_.
=Aunt.= Sign _Father_ (or _Mother_) and _Sister_. Or, sign _Woman_ with
right, then tuck compressed right, point down, under left arm pit. (R.
B.)
Fr. _la tante_; Ger. _die Tante_.
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=Aurora= or =Northern Lights=. Both hands, backs down, half closed,
thumb and finger tips together, raised very high and spread with a sweep
to indicate flashes. It should be done facing north. It is helped if the
hands when at the highest are swung apart in an arch.
Fr. _l’aurore boréale_; Ger. _das Nordlicht_.
=Automobile.= See _Motor car_.
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=Autumn= (Leaf-falling time). Make the sign for _Tree_ with both hands,
then for _Leaf_ with the right near the left finger tips, then drop the
leaf with tremulous, wavy motion down and to right.
Fr. _l’automne_; Ger. _der Herbst_.
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=Avoid= or =Miss=. Hold up G hands, move them toward each other as in
_Meet_, but carry left well outside, past and beyond without meeting.
Compare _Meet_, _Trade_, and _Mistake_.
Fr. _éviter_; Ger. _vermeiden_.
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=Awl.= Bore right G finger into left palm. Or, over the left G as in
sewing.
Fr. _l’alêne_; Ger. _die Ahle_.
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=Axe= or =Hatchet=. Hold out the flat right hand, back to right, wrist
bent downward. Make as though chopping with it; that is, strike down
once or twice. Some also grasp it near the elbow with left index and
thumb, but the Cheyennes omit this. For _Hatchet_, indicate _Size_. See
_Tomahawk_.
Fr. _la hache_; Ger. _das Beil_.
B
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=Baby.= Swing the flat right hand (sometimes S hand) in the hollow of
the left arm as though it were a baby. Add signs for sex and size when
needed. Compare _Tomahawk_.
Fr. _le bébé_; Ger. _das Kindchen_, _der Säugling_.
=Bachelor.= Sign _Man_, _Marriage_, _No_. (C)
Fr. _le célibataire_; Ger. _der Junggeselle_.
=Back= or =Again=. See _Repeat_.
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=Back=, =Backward=, =Ago=, or =Past= (In time or space). Throw right 5
hand thumb first back over right shoulder once or twice. See _Ago_.
Fr. _en arrière_; Ger. _hinten_, _zurück_.
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=Backbite.= Lay the right V hand on the mouth, as in _Lie_, then lay it
on the back of the right shoulder. (Blackfoot.)
=Backbite.= Sign _Scold_, _Talk_, and _Hide_.
Fr. _médire de_; Ger. _verleumden_.
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=Bacon= (Meat and thin). Hold out the flat left hand, thumb edge up;
with thumb and finger tips of right back down, rub little finger of
left. Hadley gives this with the right hand over. It makes a better
sign, but I never saw it used that way. Compare _Meat_ and _Thin_ and
_Oil_.
Fr. _le lard_; Ger. _der Speck_.
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=Bad= or =Evil= (Suddenly thrown away). Hold clenched fist, back up,
near breast; throw it forward, down, and aside, opening the hand.
Sometimes for emphasis both hands are used. Compare _Abandon_, _Charge_,
and _Hate_.
Fr. _mauvais_; Ger. _schlecht_.
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=Badger= (Walks under ground). Sign _Hole_, _Enter_, and _Walk_. The
Blackfeet sign is _Striped-face_ with size and pawing indicated.
Fr. _le blaireau_; Ger. _der Dachs_.
=Bad Taste.= See _Taste Bad_.
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=Bag.= Left C hand, back out; drop compressed right into this; then
sometimes indicate thickness with flat hands pointing straight up.
Fr. _le sac_; Ger. _der Sack_.
=Bald.= Lay the flat right hand on the forehead, draw it up and back to
the top of the head. Touch the hair and sign _Wiped-out_. (Blackfoot.)
Fr. _chauve_; Ger. _kahlköpfig_.
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=Band= or =Patrol= (Banded together). Hold the compressed left hand
pointing up; encircle it with the right forefinger and thumb. (Chasing
Bear.) Not a true Indian sign and not used, but would understand it.
(Seger.) Sometimes use _Bunch_ or _Few_. See _Tribe_ or _Troop_.
Fr. _la bande_, _la patrouille_; Ger. _die Schar_, _die Truppe_.
=Bankrupt.= See _Done_.
=Bar= or =Saloon= (House of drink). Sign _Crazy_, _Drink_, _House_.
Fr. _le cabaret_, _la buvette_; Ger. _die Bierstube_, _die Kneipe_.
=Bark= (Like a dog). Sign _Talk_, but use index and middle finger
against thumb.
Fr. _aboyer_; Ger. _bellen_.
=Barracks.= Sign _White_, _Soldier_, _House_.
Fr. _la caserne_; Ger. _die Kaserne_.
=Barren.= Sign _Born_ and _All gone_.
Fr. _stérile_; Ger. _unfruchtbar_.
=Bar up.= See _Fins_.
=Baseball signs.= These, of course, are not Indian; they differ locally,
but the three following are used by most umpires:
_A strike._ The sign “Yes.”
_Out._ The Same as the “No” sign (as tho striking something to one
side with the back of hand).
_Safe._ Hand raised as in “Easy.”
=Bashful.= See _Ashamed_.
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=Basin= or =Hollow= (A spread out circle). Hold the L hands low in
front, backs up, forming an incomplete horizontal circle, not touching,
the index fingers nearer each other than thumbs; swing the hands apart
by wrist action so the index fingers point nearly forward.
Fr. _le bassin_; Ger. _die Vertiefung_, _die Grube_.
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=Basket.= Sign _Kettle_, then interlock fingers as in _House of logs_,
to show structure. The Cheyennes understand this, though usually they
sign _Kettle_ and _Sew_.
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=Basket.= Lock the fingers of the hollowed hands, backs down, join the
thumbs as for a handle, then with the right hand grasp left thumb and
raise the hand a few inches. (Sioux.) Compare _Corral_.
Fr. _le panier_; Ger. _der Korb_.
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=Bat.= Sign _Night_ and zigzag flight; i.e., flat hands side by side,
breast high, flapped first to right side next to left. (C)
Fr. _la chauve-souris_; Ger. _die Fledermaus_.
=Battle, Combat.= Sign _Fight_, after which make _Shoot_ with each hand
toward the other. (C) Compare _Fight_ and _Kill_.
Fr. _la bataille_, _le combat_; Ger. _die Schlacht_.
=Battle-cry= or =War-cry.= Open the mouth as in saying “O” and pat it
with flattened fingers of right hand. (C) The Cheyennes use _Yell_.
Fr. _le cri de bataille_; Ger. _der Schlachtruf_.
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=Bay.= Sign _Water_, then bring right L hand well out in front of body,
forming a horizontal half-circle. (C)
Fr. _la baie_; Ger. _die Bucht_.
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=Bayonet.= Sign _Gun_, then lay left G index alongside right G, the
latter one-third ahead. If there is doubt, indicate drawing it on the
barrel tip.
Fr. _la baïonnette_; Ger. _das Bajonett_.
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=Be, to be or exist= (Living). Sign _Alive_ and then finish with _Now_
or _Past_ to indicate tense, and _Many_ to indicate plural. Sometimes
use _Dwell_ or _Recover_ for this idea. Compare _Alone_.
Fr. _étre_; Ger. _existieren_, _sein_.
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=Beads.= Hold out the flat right, slightly hollow; drop it a little with
a sidewise quivering to suggest the shimmering of a handful of beads.
(C)
=Beads.= Simulate holding beads between the left index and thumb, while
threading them with a needle in the right. For _Beadwork_ add a design
or sign for _Work_.
Fr. _les perles_; Ger. _die Perlen_.
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=Beans= (One picked out of a handful). Right hand flat, palm up, index
and thumb joined with the tip of index projecting. (Chasing Bear.
Understood by Cheyennes.)
Fr. _les haricots_; Ger. _die Bohnen_.
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=Bear.= Hold out the Y hands, backs up, and strike both down; push both
forward in a series of jerks, or swing down, forward and up.
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=Bear.= Hold up flat fists near ears, palms forward, to indicate round
ears. (Blackfoot.) Some indicate the paws by holding up both curved 5
hands.
Fr. _l’ours_; Ger. _der Bär_.
=Bear, Grizzly.= As above, but indicate the gray color.
Fr. _l’ours gris_; Ger. _der graue Bär_.
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=Beard.= Hang the compressed right hand, point down, under chin. The
hand or hands are differently placed for different cuts of whiskers.
Fr. _la barbe_; Ger. _der Bart_.
=Beat=, or =Overcome=. Use _Kill_.
=Beautiful=, =Handsome=, or =Pretty=. Hold up flat right hand, and look
on the palm as in a mirror, then make the sign _Good_.
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=Beautiful.= Draw the flat hand down near the face, back forward, and
sign _Good_.
Fr. _beau_; Ger. _schön_.
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=Beaver= (Tail of beaver striking mud or water). Hold left flat hand in
front of body, left arm horizontal; strike up against the left palm once
or twice with back of right flat hand.
Fr. _le castor_; Ger. _der Biber_.
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=Because.= Sign _Consider_, then _Behold_. Understood by Cheyennes and
Blackfeet, though not well established.
Fr. _parce que_; Ger. _weil_.
=Become= or =Turn into=. Sign _Grow_ and _Same_ or _Arrive there_.
Fr. _devenir_; Ger. _werden_.
=Bed= (Spreading blanket for sleep). Hold flat hands palms up, points
forward, one behind the other, left ahead, push it forward, at same time
draw back right, then add _Sleep_.
Fr. _le lit_; Ger. _das Bett_.
=Bee.= Sign _Fly_, _Arrow_, and _One_. (C) In Cheyenne, sign _Small_,
_Bird_, _Make_, _Taste_.
Fr. _l’abeille_; Ger. _die Biene_.
=Before.= See _Ahead_.
=Before=, that is, =Future=. Sign for _Time_, but hold left hand near
breast and swing right forward, up and over. Or sign _After_, _Many
Sleeps_.
Fr. _avant_; Ger. _ehe_.
=Beg= (To ask alms). Hold out the flat right hand, palm up, as a beggar
does. Swing it forward and upward, then draw it toward self, slightly
curving the fingers.
Fr. _mendier_; Ger. _betteln_.
=Beg=, =I beg of you=, =Ask=, =I pray you=. Lay the flat hands together,
palms touching, fingers pointing up (or clasp them) and hold them toward
the person. A white sign now understood by the Indians. Compare _Pray_.
Fr. _supplier_; Ger. _bitten_.
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=Begin=, =Commence=, =Must=, =Push=, =Try=, =Go ahead= (Start in a
race). With elbow at sides and arms level, push fists forward two or
three inches, right a little behind. Or use _Go_. See _Strong_.
Fr. _commencer_; Ger. _anfangen_, _beginnen_.
=Behavior.= See _Way_.
=Behind.= See _After_.
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=Behold.= Hold out flat right, palm up, pointing forward and moved
slowly down to below level. Sometimes use both hands. Compare _Show_.
Fr. _regardez!_; Ger. _siehe da!_
=Believe.= Sign _Think_, _Straight_.
Fr. _croire_; Ger. _glauben_.
=Belonging to.= See _Possession_.
=Below=, =Beneath=, or =Under=. Is the reverse of _Above_; which see.
Fr. _dessous_, _sous_; Ger. _unter_.
=Belt.= With both hands, make as though putting on a belt.
Fr. _la ceinture_; Ger. _der Gürtel_.
=Beneath.= See _Below_.
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=Bend= or =Bent=. Take left index in right finger and thumb and bend the
middle joint of it at right angles. Or sign _Break_ very slowly.
Fr. _plier_; Ger. _biegen_.
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=Berry.= With right middle finger and thumb hold tip of right index,
letting it project a little; add _Bushes_. Or, sign _Tree_, _Pick_, and
_Eat_. This is a descriptive phrase rather than an established sign, but
it is a good illustration of impromptu constructions which are
continually made and are at once understood because in harmony with the
main principles of Sign Talk. Compare _Fruit_, _Cherry_, and _Bullet_.
Fr. _la baie_; Ger. _die Beere_.
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=Beside= or =By= (By the side of). Like _With_, but right G about three
inches off left palm. Sometimes use _Close_.
Fr. _à côté de_, _près de_; Ger. _neben_.
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=Bet= or =Wager= (Placing on each of two piles). Indicate the event, as
_Race_, then sign _Place_; that is, hold out partly compressed hands
backs up; swing both forward up and down nearly _together_ at finish.
Fr. _le pari_; Ger. _die Wette_.
[Illustration]
=Between.= Hold up the flat hands, palm to palm, six inches apart; then
thrust the right G on line close past left palm.
[Illustration]
=Between.= Hold left V hand, fingers level, pointing to right (or
straight up) and drop right G down between.
Fr. _entre_; Ger. _zwischen_.
=Beware=, =Caution=, or =Look out=. See _Warning_.
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=Beyond= or =Other side=. Hold the flat left hand, back up, in front of
body about ten inches, fingers pointing to right; bring flat right hand,
back up, between left and body at same height, fingers pointing to left;
swing the right hand upward, outward, and then downward on curve, beyond
left hand, turning right hand back down in movement. Compare _Fall_ and
_Other_.
Fr. _au-delà de_; Ger. _jenseits_.
=Bible.= Sign _Book_ and _Medicine_.
Fr. _la Bible_; Ger. _die Bibel_.
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=Big.= Hold the curved 5 hands with palms toward each other, well out in
front of the body, hands a little lower than shoulders and a few inches
apart, pointing forward; separate hands, carrying right to right, left
to left, keeping them opposite each other. Also used for _Long_. Compare
_Great_ and _Long_.
Fr. _grand_, _gros_; Ger. _grosz_.
=Bighorn.= See _Sheep_.
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=Bird.= With flat hands at the shoulders, palms down, imitate the motion
of wings. Using different speeds for different birds. Compare _Fly_,
which progresses.
Fr. _l’oiseau_; Ger. _der Vogel_.
=Birth.= See _Born_.
=Bison.= See _Buffalo_.
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=Bit= (Of a bridle). Place the L hand palm down on the mouth.
Fr. _le frein_; Ger. _das Gebisz_.
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