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Lesson 20: Palm Orientation 2

Orientation symbols combine a finger symbol and a thumb symbol to make a picture of the hand (from the signers perspective).

" = ' - % ~
finger symbols
. `
thumb symbols

With these symbols you can represent 24 possible hand orientations, although only 9 of them are commonly used. Six common orientations were explained in Lesson 7.

24 palm orientations (Right hand shown)

Palm Orientation Symbols

Three More Horizontal Hands

~. .~
palms down (fingers foward)
%` `%
palms together
`~ ~`
palms up (fingers foward)
How to Type: Orientation Symbols

These orientation symobls are built using ~ % . and `

 `~1!2@3#4$5%6^7&8*9(0)-_=+ 
 qQwWeErRtTyYuUiIoOpP[{]}\| 
 aAsSdDfFgGhHjJkKlL;:'" 
 zZxXcCvVbBnNmM,<.>/? 

Try it out
Type ~ % . and ` to build orientation symbols:
Horizontal Hand Review

.- -.
palms down (fingers together)
`= =`
palms toward signer
`- -`
palms up (fingers together)
Vertical Hand Review

". ."
palms forward
'. .'
palms together
." ".
palms toward signer

Using Orientation Symbols

Vocabulary
Palm Down
v.~/
look
Y.~//
airplane
l."_.~
later
(.)1."_.~
true
A".<.~
any
A.~>".
other
(|)-.1/.~
don't mind
(`)-.1/.~
for
{B.}`-;.~f>>
count
{B^}~.;.~BZ
slow
B%`&.~b_
cheap
{B^}.-*.~P//@)
obsess
B'.&.~1/
kill
{b^}%`*.~M><>
undecided
o~.+.~5^."
inept
{.}."c_.~
force
{S^}`~+.~S__$
alligator
B`~.~B>~`)
die
s~..~s_)
can
s~.**.~s
shoes
5~..~5??\/\
snow
y~..~y_
stay
B~..~B^.")
give up
y~..~y/.")
still
3~..~3_^_$
awkward
B~..~B/Z/$
walk
A~..~A/)
continue
1~..~1/
during
x".."x_5~..~5
test
f~..~f>^<}{
valuable
Palms Together
x%``%x/Z/$
control
f%``%f/Z/$
explain
f%``%f_)
decide
f%``%f^_^$
judge
B%``%B<}{
small
B%``%B/
way
B%``%B<<@)
plan
B%``%B^.')
allow
a%`*`%a
with
s%``%s><}{
cold
{k^}%`*`%kZ)
borrow
{f/}%``%f/
delay
f%`*`%f__
interpret
P%``%P^~`}{
light (not heavy)
k`%>>
you two
b`%>_
never
{```}`%1Z.'
swallow
B.'//`%
someday
{B.}`-*`%A^)
help
{B.}`-*`%B_
stop
{B_}.-`%A_/
hide
{.B}.-&`%A/
blame
{B``}`=`%B><
between
1`=*`%B><
fish
1'.+`%S
catch
c`=+`%u^.'
quit
b~..~b^`%}{
open
b%``%b_.~}{
close
Palms Up
{B^}.-*~`5ZZS
beg
{B_}`=**~`P
technical
c%`+~`O^W
grow
{B.}`-*".B_~`
arrive
(.)."B_~`
thank
{```}&&~`S//
grass
B%``%B>>~`}{
book
O`~(`)~`O/Q)
information
O`~~`O>>a}{
material
B`~~`B/)
offer
x`~~`x/Z/$
skate
5`~~`5ZS)
want
Q`~~`Q_O)
wet
g`~~`g??)
what do
How to Type: More Handshapes
Y
Y
Handshape Review
A
A
B
B
C
C
H
H
M
M
R
R
O
O
G
G
S
S
L
L
V
V
U
U
D
D
P
P
I
I
N
N
T
T
Q
Q
Practice
Type in just the orientation symbols for these signs:
airplane
Y//
awkward
33_^_$
borrow
{k^}*kZ)
cold
ss><}{
decide
ff_)
fish
1*B><
help
{B.}*A^)
never
b>_
plan
BB<<@)
shoes
s**s
technical
{B_}**P
stop
{B.}*B_
valuable
ff>^<}{
walk
BB/Z/$
want
55ZS)
way
BB/
wet
QQ_O)
More Practice
Type in just the orientation symbols for these signs:
alligator
{S^}+S__$
beg
{B^}*5ZZS
between
{B``}B><
blame
{.B}&A/
can
ss_)
catch
1+S
cheap
B&b_
continue
AA/)
control
xx/Z/$
count
{B.};f>>
delay
{f/}f/
during
11/
explain
ff/Z/$
grass
{```}&&S//
grow
c+O^W
hide
{B_}A_/
information
O(`)O/Q)
interpret
f*f__
judge
ff^_^$
kill
B&1/
look
v/
material
OO>>a}{
obsess
{B^}*P//@)
offer
BB/)
skate
xx/Z/$
slow
{B^};BZ
small
BB<}{
snow
55??\/\
stay
yy_
undecided
{b^}*M><>
what do
gg??)
with
a*a
you two
k>>

Lesson 21: Locations in Space 2 →