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American Sign Language

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Etymology

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Related to Z.

Production

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This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:

  • Posture the dominant hand in the “1” handshape about half an arm’s length in front of the shoulder, PalmDownFingerForward.
  • Move the hand in a zig-zag resembling the shape of the letter Z.

Letter

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  (Stokoe Z)

  1. The letter Z

French Sign Language

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Etymology

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The motion of the hand resembles the shape of the letter Z.

Production

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This one-handed LSF sign is produced as follows:

  • Posture the dominant hand in 1 Side, PalmDownFingerForward.
  • Move the hand in a zig-zag resembling the shape of the letter Z.

Letter

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  (Stokoe Z)

  1. The letter Z

German Sign Language

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Etymology

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Related to Z.

Production

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This one-handed GSL sign is produced as follows:

  • Posture the dominant hand in 1 about half an arm's length in front of the shoulder, PalmDownFingerForward.
  • Move the hand in a zig-zag resembling the shape of the letter Z.

Letter

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  1. the letter Z