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=Come between= or =Intervene=. Hold out left hand flat, back out, at
arm’s length and pass flat right, thumb up, between left and body.
Fr. _s’interposer, intervenir_; Ger. _dazwischen kommen_.
=Come gently.= See _Easy_.
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=Come for a moment.= Right hand held forward and up, fingers closed
except index, with which beckon by crooking and straightening, the hand
not moved. (Pop.) White sign, now fully adopted by the Cheyennes.
Fr. _venez une seconde_; Ger. _kommen Sie einen Augenblick her_.
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=Come into view= or =Appear=. Hold out flat left hand, back forward,
thrust right G index up, farther off, under and behind, until it appears
above.
Fr. _paraître_; Ger. _erscheinen_.
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=Comfort= (See how smooth or fat). Draw flat right hand, palm in, down
breast, then off and up in curve forward, palm up. (Sheeaka.) Compare
_Confess_. Sometimes use _Glad_. (Blackfoot.)
Fr. _le bien-être_; Ger. _die Behaglichkeit_.
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=Comfortable.= Alternately rub left palm over back of right hand, then
right over left back, always palm up; then swing both forward. (Sheeaka.
Probably from Deaf.)
Fr. _confortable_; Ger. _gemütlich_.
=Coming.= Hold out the flat right, palm to you and pointing nearly up;
draw it to you in little jerks.
Fr. _venant_; Ger. _kommend_.
=Coming man.= See _Rising man_.
=Commence.= See _Begin_.
=Compass points.=
_North—Wind cold there._
Fr. _le nord_; Ger. _der Norden_.
_East—Sunrise there._
Fr. _l’est_; Ger. _der Osten_.
_South—Wind warm there._
Fr. _le sud_; Ger. _der Süden_.
_West—Sunset there._
Fr. _l’ouest_; Ger. _der Westen_.
=Complete.= See _Done_.
=Comparative=, etc., of _Adjectives_.
For =Positive=, give first the adjective then swing the flat right
hand out a little, level, palm up. (Sheeaka.)
For =Comparative=, give first the adjective then raise the right G
hand to the height of the chin, pointing up. (Sheeaka.) See _More_,
and sometimes use _Ahead_ or _Above_ after the adjective.
Fr. _le comparatif_; Ger. _der Komparativ_.
For =Superlative=, give first the adjective then add _Strong_ and
_Ahead_ or _Very much_.
Fr. _le superlatif_; Ger. _der Superlativ_.
=Conceal.= See _Hide_.
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=Conceit= (Swelled Head). Hold hands open and curved, one on each side
of the head, two or three inches away. A whiteman’s sign, but quite well
known now to the younger generation of Indians.
If in unbelievable degree, stretch the right hand at full length
sidewise, and work the first finger as though scratching the ear which
is supposed to be just above the hand. (Pop.)
=Conceit.= Sign _He_, _Think_, _Strong_.
Fr. _la vanité_, _la présomption_; Ger. _die Einbildung_, _der
Dünkel_.
=Conduct.= Same as _Way_.
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=Confess= (Show the heart). Lay points of both compressed hands on
centre of breast, then spring them away, out and aside, turning them
flat and palms up. Sometimes but one hand is used. I am inclined to
think that this should be simply _Heart_ and _Behold_, although none of
my Indians made it that way. Sometimes sign _You_, _Tell_, _True_.
Fr. _confesser_; Ger. _gestehen_.
=Congress.= Sign _Whiteman_, _Chief_, _Council_ (No. 2).
Fr. _le Congrès_; Ger. _der Kongresz_.
=Connivance= (Wink, that is, close one eye). This ancient sign assumes
that the person who should see, closes the eye next his accomplice.
(Pop. Also Cheyenne.)
Fr. _la connivence_; Ger. _die Konnivenz_, _das (strafbare)
Einverständnis_.
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=Consider=, =Ponder=, or =Weigh= (Wisdom looking on the ground). Sign
_Wolf_ (i.e., _wisdom_, analogous with our word “foxy”), then turn
downward the points of the two fingers representing the wolf ears, back
of hand near the eyes and moving the hand from right to left as in
surveying the ground. (Scott.)
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=Consider.= Hold the right “4” hand near the heart, pointing to left,
rotate a little back and forth. (Blackfoot.) The Cheyennes use V hand,
which makes it the same as _If_. See _Because_.
Fr. _considérer_; Ger. _erwägen_.
=Constable.= See _Policeman_.
=Contempt.= See _Scorn_.
=Contented.= =To make contented, Satisfied.= Use _Glad_ or _Sit_,
_Good_. (Blackfoot.)
Fr. _content_; Ger. _zufrieden_.
=Continue.= Sign _Go_ and _Long Time_. (Blackfoot.)
Fr. _continuer_; Ger. _fortsetzen_.
=Conversation.= See _Discussion_, _Speech_, and _Talk_.
=Cook= (In the abstract). See _Make_ and _Food_.
Fr. _faire cuire_, _cuisiner_; Ger. _kochen_.
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=Cook= (By boiling). With both L hands make a horizontal circle, then
holding left unchanged, put something into it with right and add _Fire_.
Compare _Centre_ and _Hole_.
Fr. _cuire_, _bouillir_; Ger. _kochen_.
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=Cook= (By frying). Place flat right on flat left hand, palm to palm,
then flip the right like a pancake, turning it palm up as it drops on
the left.
=Cook= (By broiling). As in the above _Frying_, but leave out the left
hand entirely.
Fr. _griller_; Ger. _braten_, _rösten_.
=Cook= (noun). Sign _Man_, _Makes_, _Food_.
Fr. _le cuisinier_; Ger. _der Koch_.
=Coon.= See _Raccoon_.
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=Corn= (Shelling the corn). Hold out the left A hand, thumb straight and
resting on index finger; place the ball of the thumb of right A hand on
back of left thumb near its base; twist the right hand by wrist action
to the right and downward until the right thumb slips off with a snap
against the right index. Repeat once or twice.
Fr. _le maïs_; Ger. _der türkische Weizen_, der _Mais_.
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=Corral= or =Fenced Field= or =Pasture= (Area embraced or held).
Interlock the fingers, hold arms curved in front, horizontal; then add
_Enclosure_, i.e., swing the hands apart and draw back each in a half
circle till their heels meet near you.
Fr. _le corral_; Ger. _die Einzäunung_.
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=Council= (Sitting in a circle and talking). Bring the A hands, back
outward, well out in front of body, a little lower than the shoulders,
little fingers touching; swing them apart and toward the body so they
meet close to it, forming a horizontal circle; palms forward; then add
_Discussion_.
=Council= (=2=). Exactly like _Across_, but repeated two or three times.
This is a recent sign among the Cheyennes, but is becoming popular. See
_Across_ and _Law_.
Fr. _le conseil_; Ger. _die Ratsversammlung_.
=Counsel= or =Advice=. See _Advice_.
=Counting.= See _Numbers_.
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=Count coup= or =Make a hit= or a =Strike= (Striking a dead body with
the coup stick). Strike the top joint of the right G index on the middle
of the left G index, as the right is swung from below up. _Grand Coup_
sign _Coup_ and _Great_.
Fr. _le coup_; Ger. _der Treffschusz_.
=Country.= See _Land_.
=Coup.= See _Count coup_.
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=Courting= (Driving or rounding up in secret). Thrust the right L hand
back nearly up under flat left, held palm down, twisting the right by
wrist action. Compare _Sweetheart_ and _Glitter_.
Fr. _faire la cour_; Ger. _das Cour machen_, _das Hof machen_.
=Coward.= See _Fear_.
=Coyote.= Sign _Wolf_ and _Small_.
Fr. _le coyote_, _le loup des prairies_; Ger. _der Präriewolf_.
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=Crab.= Place base of wrist of right hand, palm down, on some flat
surface, thumb and little finger extended and curved (others closed) to
represent claws. Then move the hand sidewise backward, waving the claws.
(Scott.) Compare _Spider_.
Fr. _le crabe_; Ger. _die Krabbe_.
=Crave.= See _Want_.
=Crayfish.= Hold out the V hand level; draw it back, opening and
shutting the V. Compare _Dog_.
Fr. _l’écrevisse_; Ger. _der Krebs_.
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=Crazy=, =Foolish=, =Mad=, =Demented= (Brain in a whirl). Raise
compressed right hand, all fingers together, tap the forehead with it
and make one or two quick circles with finger tips in the air.
(Sheeaka.) Tap the forehead, shake the head and point to the person.
(Pop.)
=Crazy.= Swing the 5 hand in horizontal circles near the forehead, going
with the sun. Going the reverse way always raises a laugh among
Cheyennes; it both intensifies and makes the idea ridiculous.
Fr. _fou_; Ger. _verrückt_.
=Cree.= See _Indian_.
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=Creek=, =Brook=, or =Rill=. Sign _Water_, then draw right G hand, back
up, held low, from opposite left side, past body to right side; finger
level, pointing to left and waved sidewise. Compare _River_, _Snake_,
_Crooked_, and _Wire_.
Fr. _le ruisseau_; Ger. _der Bach_.
=Crime= or =Sin=. Sign _Strong_, _Bad_, _Work_.
Fr. _le crime_; Ger. _das Verbrechen_.
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=Crooked= or =Wrong=. Point the right G forward and slightly down; push
it slowly forward in a succession of large, horizontal zigzags, each
arched a little.
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=Cross= or =Sulky=. Rest the forehead low on the left hand. Or sign
_Heart_, _Bad_.
Fr. _maussade_; Ger. _mürrisch_.
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=Cross= (of Christ). Hold right G upright, left G at right angles across
last joint of right.
Fr. _le crucifix_; Ger. _das Kruzifix_.
=Cross.= See _Across_.
=Cross the heart.= With right index make a little cross over the heart.
This means “I give you my word of honor.” (Pop.)
Fr. _parole d’honneur!_; Ger. _auf mein Ehrenwort!_
=Crow.= Sign _Bird_ and _Black_.
Fr. _la corneille_; Ger. _die Krähe_.
=Crowded.= See _Few_.
=Crow Indian.= See _Indian_.
=Crush.= See _Exterminate_.
=Cry out.= See _Yell_.
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=Cry=, =To weep=. With G forefingers near the eyes trace the courses of
tears. If excessive, sign _Rain_ from the eyes. (Blackfoot.) Compare
_Pity_.
Fr. _pleurer_; Ger. _weinen_.
=Cunning=, =Smart=, or =Clever=. Make the sign for _Wolf_ and add the
sign _Equal_. Compare _Consider_.
Fr. _rusé_; Ger. _schlau_.
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=Cut.= Saw the lower edge of the flat right across the palm or edge of
the flat left.
Fr. _couper_; Ger. _schneiden_.
=Cutting up.= See _Meat_.
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=Cyclone= or =Whirlwind=. With flat right hand, back to the right and
level with the right shoulder, make a spiral upward. A very small one
for a little dust whirlwind, and a large violent one for a dangerous
cyclone.
Fr. _le cyclone_; Ger. _der Wirbelsturm_.
D
=Dam.= Sign for _Stream_ or _River_ and _Hold_. (Blackfoot.)
Fr. _la digue_, _l’écluse_; Ger. _der Damm_.
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=Dance= (People jumping together). Bring the flat (or “5”) hands in
front of body about height of breast, with fingers pointing nearly up,
palms toward each other about six inches apart. Move the hands briskly
upward and downward a few inches several times, simultaneously, mostly
by elbow action. Compare _People_.
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=Dance= (Drumming). Hold up one flat hand face high, back to side, thumb
raised and up: jerk up and down. (C)
Fr. _danser_; _la danse_; Ger. _tanzen_, _der Tanz_.
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=Danger= (The _Scout_ or _Wolf_ going ahead and coming back to report
danger). Right V hand, back upward, moved directly and slowly forward in
front of the right shoulder and then suddenly and quickly drawn back at
the same time the body is thrown back a little. (Sheeaka.)
=Danger.= Sign _Look_, _Little_, _Afraid_ (No. 2).
Fr. _le danger_; Ger. _die Gefahr_.
=Dangerous= (Of a man). Sign _Strong_ and _Bad_.
Fr. _dangereux_; Ger. _gefährlich_.
=Dare you.= See _Challenge_.
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=Dark=, =Unknown=, =Obscure=. Bring the flat hands, back outward, in
front of face, right hand nearest face, left a little ahead, hands
crossed, tips of fingers about opposite centre of forehead; bring the
hands very slightly toward face. Compare _Ashamed_ and _Blind_.
Fr. _obscur_; Ger. _dunkel_.
=Daughter.= Sign _Born_ and _Female_.
Fr. _la fille_; Ger. _die Tochter_.
=Day.= See _Time_.
=Daybreak.= Sign _Little_, _Sunrise_.
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=Daybreak= (A peep through darkness). Hold right flat hand above left
flat hand and in same plane; right little finger on left index then
raise the right hand a few inches higher. (C)
Fr. _l’aube_; Ger. _der Tagesanbruch_.
=Dead=, =Death=. Make the sign for _Die_ and _Sleep_. (C) The Cheyennes
use _Die_.
Fr. _mort_; Ger. _tot_.
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=Deaf= (Hearing ground out). Press the palm of extended right hand
slightly against right ear, and move the hand in small circle parallel
to and close to the ear. Sometimes add _Not_.
Fr. _sourd_; Ger. _taub_.
=Debt.= See _Owe_.
=Deceive.= Sign _Give_ and _Lie_.
Fr. _tromper_; Ger. _betrügen_.
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=Decide=, =Determine=, =Make up one’s mind= (Think, then act or settle
it). Lower the head and raise right fist to chin; then raise the head
and cut down with the little finger edge of the flat right hand.
(Sheeaka.)
=Decide.= This is a sentence rather than a sign. With 4 hand over heart,
sign _Consider_; point slowly in two or three directions for _Ways_;
sign _That_ by vigorously swinging the right G index out, pointing down;
then add _So_ by raising it slightly up and then down. (Blackfoot.)
Fr. _décider_; Ger. _sich entscheiden_.
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=Decrease=, =Reduce=, or =Make smaller=. Hold flat right hand, palm
down, high above, a little to the side of flat left hand, palm up; move
them together in succession of little jerks. Sometimes for emphasis
finish by compressing all right fingers to a point in the left palm.
Compare _Increase_ and _Heap_.
Fr. _diminuer_; Ger. _verringern_.
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=Decrepit=, =Old=, or =Broken down= (Bent with disease or age). Hold up
G hand, back to right, higher than shoulder; lower the hand several
inches, at same time bend the index. (C)
=Decrepit.= Hold up the right G, shoulder high, with index bent in a
hook; rotate as in _Old_.
Fr. _décrépit_; Ger. _altersschwach_, _gebrechlich_.
=Deed.= See _Act_.
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=Deep.= Hold the left flat hand horizontal, chin high, back up, fingers
pointing to right; then drop right arm to full length down with flat
right hand palm up, under left, fingers pointing forward.
Fr. _profond_; Ger. _tief_.
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=Deer.= Both hands fully spread, palms in and held up to the side of the
head to represent the horns of a deer. (Sheeaka.) This is generic for
_Deer_. Compare _Elk_.
Fr. _le cerf_; Ger. _der Hirsch_.
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=Deer, Mule= or =Rocky Mountain Blacktail=. Sign _Deer_ then set
compressed hand at each ear pointing up and forward to indicate the
large ears, as in a mule. (Scott.) Compare _Bear_.
Fr. _le cerf mulet_; Ger. _der langohrige Hirsch_.
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=Deer, Whitetailed= or =Virginian=. Raise the right G hand, pointing up
and shoulder high; switch it from nearly horizontal right to nearly
horizontal left and back, several times, pausing at the low point each
time. Sign _Deer_ if need for clearness.
Fr. _le cerf de la Virginie_; Ger. _der Hirsch aus Virginien_.
=Defame.= See _Abuse_.
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=Defend=, =Protect=, =Defense=, =Forbid=, or =Protection=. Sign the same
as the first part of _Corral_, but swing the joined hands to left and
right. So also to separate the hands means to _Loose_ or _Remove_
protection. See _Hold_ or _Protect_.
Fr. _défendre_; Ger. _verteidigen_.
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=Defiance=, =Defy=, =Dare=, =Challenge=, or =I defy you=. Point the T
hand toward the person. This is an extremely insulting challenge
implying also the extreme of hatred and contempt. See _Challenge_.
Fr. _le défi_, _défier_; Ger. _die Herausforderung_, _trotzen_.
=Defiance, Insolent.= See _Mockery_.
=Delight.= See _Excite_.
=Depart.= See _Go_.
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=Describe=, =Explain=, or =Tell about= (Tell all about it). Sign _Talk_
and _All_—that is, swing the curved flat right hand, palm down, and to
left, in a horizontal circle in front of the right cheek.
Fr. _décrire_; Ger. _beschreiben_.
=Desire.= See _Want_.
=Destroy.= See _Exterminate_.
=Determine.= See _Decide_.
=Devil.= Sign _Medicine_, _Horns_, and _Tail_. A purely modern sign.
Fr. _le diable_; Ger. _der Teufel_.
=Dew.= Sign _Night_, _Grass_, and the _Shimmer_; i.e., pass curved right
5 hand, palm down, with a tremulous motion just above the grass and add
_Water_. (C)
Fr. _la rosée_; Ger. _der Tau_.
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=Die= (To go under; i.e., underground). Hold left hand flat, fingers
horizontal, palm to you, breast high, pointing to right. Hold right G
hand pointing to left above and within; pass it down, under and up
beyond, still pointing to left.
This is capable of modification. Thus passing the right hand under and
drawing it back means to be near death but to _Recover_. To make the
sign _Little_ after this means to _Faint_.
Fr. _mourir_; Ger. _sterben_.
=Die out.= See _Melt_.
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=Different= or =Wrong= (Push aside). Hold up the flat right, pointing
forward and a little up, back to right. Swing the whole arm a foot to
right, forward and upward, without bending the wrist, then back to first
pose and repeat; a much-used and very plastic sign. Compare _Bad_ and
_No_.
Fr. _différent_; Ger. _anders_.
=Difficulty.= See _Trouble_.
=Dig.= Use flat right hand as a spade.
Fr. _creuser_; Ger. _graben_.
=Dime.= Sign _White_, _Little_, _Money_.
=Dinner.= Sign _Noon_ or _Night_, as may be, and _Eat_.
Fr. _le dîner_; Ger. _das Mittagessen_, _die Haupmahlzeit_.
=Direction.= Point the G finger forward and down, swing it forward in a
curve till it is about horizontal and pointing in the line intended.
Fr. _la direction_; Ger. _die Richtung_.
=Dirt= or =Soil=. See _Earth_.
=Dirty.= Rub the tips of the 1st and 2nd fingers with the tip of the
thumb, exactly as in _Powder_, and add _Bad_.
Fr. _sal_; Ger. _schmutzig_.
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=Disappear.= Hold out the flat left, palm in, then shoot compressed
right, points first, over and down; then rub upper edge of left with
palm tips of right to mean _wiped out_.
=Disappear.= Look around and sign _See_, _Not_. Sometimes use _Hide_.
Fr. _disparaître_; Ger. _verschwinden_.
=Disbelief.= Sign _That_, _True_, _I think_, _No_.
Fr. _l’incrédulité_; Ger. _der Unglaube_.
=Disciple.= See _Learner_.
=Discouraged.= See _Sorrow_.
=Discovery.= _Found out._
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=Discussion=, =Conversation=, or =Debate= (In a general sense). Hold out
both flat hands, palms up, level, six inches apart, breast high; swing
both to left, then back to right several times, to signify the handing
of words back and forth.
=Discussion= or =Conversation= (Between two). Make the sign for _Talk_
alternately right at left and left at right.
Fr. _la conversation_; Ger. _das Gespräch_.
=Disgust= or =Dislike=. Push both flat hands forward palms out, fingers
up, and turn away head. Or _Heart_, _Tired_. (C) Sometimes use _Scorn_.
Fr. _le dégoût_; Ger. _der Ekel_.
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=Dismount.= Sign _Horseman_, then separate and lower right V hand,
points up. If the points of the A hand were down, it would mean “looking
on the ground.” See _Mount_.
Fr. _descendre de cheval_; Ger. _absteigen_.
=Disobey.= Sign _Hear_, _Not_. Compare _Obey_.
Fr. _désobéir_; Ger. _nicht gehorchen_.
=Distant.= See _Far_.
=Distress.= See _Sorrow_.
Fr. _la misère_; Ger. _die Not_.
=Dissolve.= See _Melt_.
=Dive= (To plunge into water). Place flat hands palm to palm and make
the action of diving.
Fr. _plonger_; Ger. _tauchen_.
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=Dive= or =Swoop= (Like a bird in air). Hold out flat left hand, back
outward, bring flat right hand, back out, some inches in rear of and
higher than left hand, pointing downward and forward; then shoot the
right hand downward and outward, back of hand grazing under the left
hand and up beyond. Compare _Born_.
Fr. _s’élancer_; Ger. _niederschiessen au_.
=Divorce.= Sign _Marry_, then swing the fingers apart horizontally. This
is a legal divorce. When _Abandon_ is used it means leaving one’s mate
without legal divorce.
=Do.= See _Work_.
=Doctor.= Sign _Chief_ and _Medicine_. (C) The Cheyennes omit _Chief_.
Fr. _le médecin_, _le docteur_; Ger. _der Arzt_.
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=Doer= or =The one who does= or =Man who= (of all, that one). Sign
_Man_, then swing right G on the level a foot, and back six inches; then
raise and strike with same G down on middle of the line. (Sheeaka.
Apparently no other Indian knew it.) The Cheyennes sign _Man_ and
_Work_, or _Man_ and _Knows_.
Fr. _l’auteur_, _celui qui fait_; Ger. _der Täter_.
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=Dog= (Drawing lodge poles). With V hand back up in front of body draw
the double trail down and backward. Compare _Wolf_. Seger maintains that
the idea here is the dog’s ears point backward as he runs. See _Bark_.
Fr. _le chien_; Ger. _der Hund_.
=Dollar.= Sign _Money_ and _One_. This would vary with the country, the
sign stands for the unit of currency.
Fr. _le dollar_; Ger. _der Dollar_.
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=Done=, =Ended=, =Finished=, =Complete=, =Period=, or =Full Stop=
(Chopped off). Hold left hand flat, fingers touching, point forward,
thumb up and with edge of right similarly held, chop down close past the
tips of the fingers.
Also used as an auxiliary past tense, as _I done eat_.
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=Done= (=2=) =Finish=, =Quit=, =Break off=. Hold up both fists at level
of chin, palms down, middle knuckles of left touching ditto of right;
jerk them a foot apart as though breaking a cord; swing them apart,
down, along and up. This is also used as a _Period_ at the end of
sentence and I have seen it used for _Bankrupt_. It is a northern sign
recently established among the Cheyennes. Compare _Fat_ and _Break_.
Fr. _fini_; Ger. _fertig_.
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=Don’t Care= (I am defiant). Tap chest with tips of right flat hand,
then swing the hand briskly and high to right, keeping palm facing the
left. (Sheeaka.) Merely shrug the shoulders. (Blackfoot.) The Cheyennes
sign _Go ahead_.
Fr. _cela m’est égal_; Ger. _ich mache mir nichts daraus_.
=Do not= or =Don’t=. Hold up flat right hand, palm out, and forward at
an angle; sharply shake the hand by wrist action back and forward (not
sidewise), also sometimes the head. Compare _Easy_ and _Rub it out_.
Sometimes use _Stop_.
Fr. _ne faites pas_; Ger. _tun Sie das nicht_.
=Don’t want.= See under _Want_.
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=Door.= Sign _Teepee_ or _House_, then hold flat left hand, thumb up,
and lay flat right across the palm with little finger of the right as
the hinge; swing it till it lies flat on left palm. (C) The Cheyennes
sign _House_, then pull and swing an imaginary door.
Fr. _la porte_; Ger. _die Tür_.
=Doubt=, =I am doubtful=. Very slowly shake the head. (Pop.) Cheyennes
and other Indians add—right hand held out palm forward and down, open
and shaken; really a slow, slight _Question_ sign. See _If_.
Fr. _le doute_, _j’en doute_; Ger. _der Zweifel_, _ich bezweifle_.
=Down=, =Downward=, or =Below=. Point straight down with right G,
lowering the same. (Blackfoot.) Some use flat hand for this. Compare
_Here_.
Fr. _en bas_; Ger. _unten_.
=Down-hearted.= See _Sorrow_.
=Dream= (See while sleeping). Sign _Sleep_ and _See_; keeping the eyes
closed.
Fr. _le rêve_; Ger. _der Traum_.
=Dress.= Pass the palm of the L hand over the part of the body to be
covered. Compare _Hat_, _Moccasin_, _Robe_, etc.
Fr. _la robe_; Ger. _das Kleid_.
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=Drink= or =Drinking= (From a cup). The O hand to the mouth as in
drinking. Compare _Want_.
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=Drinking= in the abstract would be: Draw the hollow hand level to the
mouth from slightly above and down past chin, fingers pointing nearly
forward. This combines _Water_ and _Swallow_. See _Water_. Compare
_Speech_.
Fr. _buvant_; Ger. _trinkend_.
=Drinking liquor= (Half a finger). Hold up right G hand back to you,
then lay left G across back to indicate liquor, then add _Drink_.
(Sheeaka.)
Fr. _buvant une boisson alcoolique_; Ger. _Schnaps trinkend_.
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=Drive= (Sense of driving a herd, or running off a herd). With L hands
horizontal, opposite each other and same height, about an inch between
tips of thumbs; move the hands simultaneously in the direction of the
drive.
Fr. _mener_; Ger. _treiben_.
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=Driving= (A team). Hold both hands, backs out, as though holding reins,
thumbs straight, with index of each around its point. See-saw the hands
on the same level.