Maltese Sign Language

🇲🇹 LSM (Lingwa tas-Sinjali Maltija)
  • Content provider
    PHONOLOGY + LEXICON
    • Marie Azzopardi-Alexander
    • Maria Galea
    Acknowledgements:
    The Maltese Deaf community who have always been generous with their time.
  • Phonology
    B1.1. Handshape – Active articulators
    Handshapes used in

    Handshapes used in lexical signs

    hs_index
    hs_indexonangle
    hs_indexoncircle
    hs_indexoncup
    hs_indexbent
    hs_indexhingeonfistlow
    hs_indexmiddle
    hs_indexmiddlebent
    hs_indexmiddleunit
    hs_indexmiddlecross
    hs_indexmiddlethumb
    hs_indexmiddleunitcup
    hs_indexmiddlethumbangle
    hs_indexmiddleunitthumbside
    hs_fivefingersspread
    hs_fivefingersspreadfourbent
    hs_fourfingers
    hs_fourfingersunitclaw
    hs_fourfingersunithinge
    hs_cupopen
    hs_cupopennothumb
    hs_curlicue
    hs_fivefingersspreadbent
    hs_fivefingersspreadcup
    hs_flat
    hs_flatthumbforward
    hs_angle
    hs_circle
    hs_hinge
    hs_hingenothumb
    hs_indexmiddlering
    hs_indexmiddleringunit
    hs_indexmiddleringunithinge
    hs_babydown
    hs_babyindexthumbonhinge
    hs_babythumb
    hs_babythumbonhinge
    hs_babyup
    hs_indexthumbhook
    hs_indexthumbside
    hs_middleringbabyonanglein
    hs_middleringbabyonangleout
    hs_middleringbabyoncircle
    hs_middleringbabyonhinge
    hs_indexthumbangle
    hs_indexthumbcircle
    hs_indexthumbcupopen
    hs_indexthumbcurvethumbunder
    hs_indexthumbhinge
    hs_thumb
    hs_fist
    hs_thumbsideunit
    hs_thumbunderfourfingers

    Handshapes used in classifier constructions

    hs_index
    hs_indexonangle
    hs_indexbent
    hs_indexhingeonfistlow
    hs_indexmiddle
    hs_indexmiddlebent
    hs_indexmiddleunit
    hs_indexmiddlethumb
    hs_indexmiddlethumbbent
    hs_indexmiddleunitcup
    hs_indexmiddlethumbangle
    hs_indexmiddleunitthumbside
    hs_fivefingersspread
    hs_fivefingersspreadfourbent
    hs_fourfingers
    hs_fourfingersunitclaw
    hs_fourfingersunithinge
    hs_cupopen
    hs_cupopennothumb
    hs_curlicue
    hs_fivefingersspreadbent
    hs_fivefingersspreadcup
    hs_flat
    hs_flatthumbforward
    hs_angle
    hs_circle
    hs_hinge
    hs_hingenothumb
    hs_indexmiddlering
    hs_indexmiddleringunit
    hs_indexmiddleringunithinge
    hs_babythumb
    hs_babyup
    hs_indexthumbhook
    hs_indexthumbside
    hs_middleringbabyoncircle
    hs_indexthumbangle
    hs_indexthumbcircle
    hs_indexthumbcupopen
    hs_indexthumbcurvethumbunder
    hs_indexthumbhinge
    hs_thumb
    hs_fist
    hs_thumbsideunit
    hs_thumbunderfourfingers

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