Hello! This week I'll focus
on the word "COUNTRY"
Ready?!
Argentine Sign Language: COUNTRY
Austrian Sign Language: COUNTRY
The sign shows land area.
Belarus Sign Language: COUNTRY
Bulgarian Sign Language: COUNTRY
Many languages show
locations using their arms.
Like when I was in Vietnam
for a stint, we used our arms
to show north or south.
In Turkey we used our hand.
"I live here" or "I live there"
Like that so maybe the
arm is showing location.
Chinese Sign Language: COUNTRY
It's like the sign is showing
"country is where you live"
Interesting!
Croatian Sign Language: COUNTRY
Honestly, I don't know why this sign.
Cuban Sign Language: COUNTRY
See how it uses a "P"
handshape to possibly represent
their word "Pais" for country.
They place "P" at the elbow.
Cyprus Sign Language: COUNTRY
Czechia Sign Language: COUNTRY
Estonian Sign Language: COUNTRY
French Sign Language: COUNTRY
Maybe it's showing this
is where I stand. :)
German Sign Language: COUNTRY
Greek Sign Language: COUNTRY
Icelandic Sign Language: COUNTRY
Italian Sign Language: COUNTRY
Obviously this is showing the world
and then specifying where
a country is located.
Indian Sign Language: COUNTRY
Again, it's showing a country's
location on the globe.
Makes sense, yes?
Japan Sign Language: COUNTRY
Super interesting because
the sign for Japan is with two fingers
to show a small island while their
sign for COUNTRY is with full hands.
Just fascinating!
Latvian Sign Language: COUNTRY
Lithuania Sign Language: COUNTRY
Mexican Sign Language: COUNTRY
Again this sign is probably
related to the word "pais,"
Spanish for the word country.
I've noticed a few country signs
are on the back of the hand
to show an island or small land.
Pakistani Sign Language: COUNTRY
I like the more beautiful movement
in the Pakistan sign for COUNTRY.
Polish Sign Language: COUNTRY
Now, I have no idea why
this is the sign for country
because typically the sign is
related to "area" or "location".
Portuguese Sign Language: COUNTRY
Romanian Sign Language: COUNTRY
Russian Sign Language: COUNTRY
Slovak Sign Language: COUNTRY
Unique, isn't it?
Spanish Sign Language: COUNTRY
Swedish Sign Language: COUNTRY
Turkish Sign Language: COUNTRY
Again this is showing a specific
location on the surface
of the globe (fist).
Ukrainian Sign Language: COUNTRY
United States Sign Language: COUNTRY
International Sign Language: COUNTRY
Thank you for joining me
in learning so many signs
for so many countries!
SUPER fascinating!
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and each week I'll show a new word
that we can compare together
from languages around the world!
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