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With palms forward, pointer fingers straight up from fist; starting at temples and draw fingers straight upwards.
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Start with palm facing nose and fingers bend backwards (almost straight and apart) around nose. The cross hands at wrists in front of chest with hands in a fist.
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Cross both hands so that thumbs are linked and hands are both flat, palms facing chest. Simultaneously wave fingers of both hands.
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With fingers curved forward, palm down, move hand across body from in front of opposite shoulder in two arcs, like tracing two humps.
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With pointer finger extended backwards from fist quickly touch opposite chest, stomach and shoulder. Then claw both hands downwards in front of sides at waist and quickly step one downwards then the other.
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With arms and hands out in front of you, fingers curved towards each other like teeth, move hands apart and together like jaws, twice.
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Place a spread open hand, palm forward and fingers pointing slightly towards elbow, behind and against the fist of other hand and swivel spread fingers forward and up slightly.
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Starting with fist, thumb towards nose, draw hand down and outwards in an 'S' shape.
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Starting with fist, thumb towards nose, draw hand downwards in an arc, making a small circle on the way down.
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Move bunched hand forwards and backwards (like a pecking emus beak)
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Move cupped hand from neck up and out as if tracing a long neck
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With both hands in a fist, palms towards body, beat fists on chest two or three times.
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With both hands flat, fingers slightly curved, fingertips pointing upwards, start with hands at side of mouth. Move hands simultaneously forward in an arc till little fingers are touching. Cheeks are often inflated during sign.
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Bounce downward cupped hands forward in an arch three times.
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With other fingers in a fist and pointer finger straight, touch thumb tip to pointer tip. Starting with the back of hand touching or just in front of lips, move hand forward in a small downwards arc.
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Often finger spelt. Then followed by the bird sign : Bring pinched fingers in front of mouth and open and close, like a bird's beak.
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With other fingers in a fist and pointer finger straight, touch thumb tip to pointer tip. Starting with the back of hand touching or just in front of lips, move hand forward in a large downwards arc.
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Form a large nose with a clawed hand and rotate hand slightly. Then cross fists at wrists, in front of chest.
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Cross arms and hold arms with claw like hands.
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With thumb, pointer and middle fingers extended and apart, pointing forward, place thumb near corner of mouth and move hand forward in a two small arcs.
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With both hands spread, fingers slightly bent, at temples, palms towards head; move hands down to shoulders, wiggling fingers.
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Start with fist in front of mouth (off to one side slightly), with palm forward and thumb in front of fingers. Flick pointer finger out of fist so that it points upwards once or twice.
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Cupped hands move up and down sides of body as if scratching
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Circle hands in front of eyes with either pointing fingers or thumbs
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Extend pointer and middle fingers from both fists in a 'V' shape. Start with hands at side of mouth, so that pointer fingertip touches side of mouth and middle fingertip is on chin. Draw both hands out and upwards a short distance.
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With arms straight next to sides and hands flat and pointing out, like flippers. Move hands up and down alternately, while moving body from side to side as if waddling.
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With fingers bend forward and thumb extended, but not touching fingers, move hand from chest up towards chin slightly.
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With little finger and thumb extended from fist, thumb starts touching nose. Hand is then drawn upwards in an arc.
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Start with both hands flat, wrists touching, fingers apart. At waist height, clap hands twice.
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From closed hand in front of mouth (facing out), straighten pointer and middle fingers and move away from face. Like striking fangs.
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Clawed hands move forward one after the other. Can be followed with second part of C shaped hand drawing stripes across chest, to distinguish from lion
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Place hands on top of each other, palms down and thumbs extended. Form circles with thumb, like swimming limbs of the turtle.
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First form a fin with flat hand on the top of head. Then, spread hands, palm down, in front of you, a small distance apart. Move one hand backwards as the other moves forwards. Then front hand moves back as the other forwards. Repeat.
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With finger and thumb bent towards nose, thumb just in front of chin, move hand away while closing. Like tracing the snout.
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Draw lines across chest with extended pointer and middle fingers twice.
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Place finger tips of middle and ring fingers to thumb, while little and pointer finger remain extended up. Move hand forward into your other hand; and cup fingers around wrist as hands meet.
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