FREE BOOKS

Author's List




PREV.   NEXT  
|<   246   247   248   249   250   251   252   253   254   255   256   257   258   259   260   261   262   263   264   265   266   267   268   269   270  
271   272   273   274   275   276   277   278   279   280   281   282   283   284   285   286   287   288   289   290   291   292   293   294   295   >>   >|  
ng--_two_. (79) Sign for _trap_ as before (No. 51)--_trapping_. (80) Left forearm vertically in front of chest, palm of hand to front, fingers spread, elbow resting upon the back of the right hand--_tree_. (81) Arms and hands spanning imaginary tree of some size--_big_. (82) Sign for _tree_ as before (No. 57), left forearm suddenly brought down across extended right hand--_fell_. (83) Right hand laid on top of head, then passed over the hair and chin, left hand touching white beads--_on the head of the old man_. (84) Sign for _old man_ as before (No. 75)--_old man_. (85) Closing both eyes with fore and middle finger of right hand; both hands placed side by side, horizontally, palms downward, fingers extended and united, hands separated by slow horizontal movement to right and left--_dead_. (86) Sign for women as before (No. 77)--women. (87) Fingers of both hands interlaced at right angles several times--_built_. (88) Sign for _lodge_ as before (No. 10)--_lodge_.[2] (89) Right index describing circle around the head, height of eye (cutting hair). Right hand passed over forehead and face. Left index pointing to black scabbard (blacking faces)--_mourning_. (90) Index and middle finger of right hand passed from eyes downward across cheeks--_weeping_. (91) Pointing to himself--_I_. (92) Make the signs for _shoot_ (Nos. 33, 34), and _moose_ (No. 37)--_shot a moose_. (93) Left hand extended horizontally, palm upward, right hand placed across left vertically, about the middle--_divided in two_. (94) Right hand closed, palm downward, moved forward from right breast the length of the arm and then opened--_I gave_. (95) Sign for _women_, (No. 77)--_to women_. (96) Right hand, palm down, pointing to left, placed horizontally before heart and slightly raised several times--_good and glad_. (97) Pointing to his companion--_he_. (98) Motion of _paddling--in canoe_. (99) Right arm and hand extended in N.E. direction, gradually curved back until index touches speaker--_came to me from the northeast_. (100) Sign for _together_ as above (No. 30)--_together_. (101) Motion of _paddling--paddled_. (102) Pointing to ground--_to this place_. (103) _K_. Motion of drinking water out of hand--_water_. (104) Describing circle with right index on palm of left hand extended horizontally--_lake_. (105) Left hand raised to height of eye, palm to front, fingers leaning slightly backward. Fing
PREV.   NEXT  
|<   246   247   248   249   250   251   252   253   254   255   256   257   258   259   260   261   262   263   264   265   266   267   268   269   270  
271   272   273   274   275   276   277   278   279   280   281   282   283   284   285   286   287   288   289   290   291   292   293   294   295   >>   >|  



Top keywords:

extended

 

horizontally

 

middle

 

Motion

 

Pointing

 

passed

 
fingers
 
downward
 

circle

 

finger


height

 

vertically

 

slightly

 

raised

 

forearm

 

paddling

 

pointing

 

forward

 

upward

 
divided

length

 

opened

 

breast

 

closed

 

gradually

 

ground

 

paddled

 

drinking

 
leaning
 

backward


Describing

 

companion

 

direction

 

northeast

 

speaker

 
touches
 

curved

 

brought

 

suddenly

 

Closing


touching

 
trapping
 

spread

 

spanning

 

imaginary

 

resting

 
scabbard
 

blacking

 

forehead

 
cutting