1. hold the middle 2 fingers down with the thumb
2. tap the fist of the other hand with the 2 fingers that are sticking up
I believe it's similar to "fire - dust". A deaf person would at least understand that.
The word ashes can be used in a sentences as a condition. For example, the man was in ashes.
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust! Or, The wood was burned until there was nothing left but ashes.
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it all turned into Ashes. Ashes must be scattered in a a river.
The opposite of ashes could be considered as something that is unburned or untouched by fire, like a fresh log or a thriving plant.
Another word for an urn for ashes is "cremation urn." Other terms that can be used include "ashes container" or simply "urn." These vessels are designed to hold the remains of a cremated individual, serving as a memorial or keepsake.
Soot, as in chimneys, is just ashes. The word is majivu, the same as produced by by a cigarette, fireplace, or a pipe. CORRECTION: Soot = masizi Ashes = majivu