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Touching your chin can mean a few things, depending on how it's done and the context. Just touching your index finger to your chin can mean either "say" or "miss" (as in "I miss you"). If you twist your index finger while touching your chin, it means "serious."

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What sign languages are used in Africa?

Most every country in the world has its own sign language or set of sign languages. Sometimes a country borrows the sign language of another. In Africa, there are a few sign languages based on American Sign Language (ASL) due to the work of missionaries.The most common sign languages of Africa are:American Sign Language (used in various parts of Africa)Adamorobe Sign Language (Ghana)Algerian Sign Language (based on French Sign Language)Bamako Sign Language, (Mali, used mainly by adult men. Threatened by ASL)Bura Sign Language, (Nigeria)Burkina Sign Language, (Mainly in Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso)Chadian Sign Language (Chad)Dogon Sign Language (Mali)Eritrean Sign Language (Eritrea, artificially developed)Ethiopian sign languages (Ethiopia, unknown number of languages)Francophone African Sign Language (used in French speaking countries of West Africa)Gambian Sign Language (the Gambia, based on ASL)Ghanaian Sign Language (Ghana, based on ASL)Guinean Sign Language (Guinea, based on ASL)Guinea-Bissau Sign Language (Guinea-Bissau)Hausa Sign Language (Northern Nigeria - Kano State)Kenyan Sign Language (Kenya)Libyan Sign Language (Libya)Malagasy Sign Language (Madagascar, may be a dialect of Norwegian Sign Language)Mauritian Sign Language (Mauritius)Mofu-Gudur Sign Language (Cameroon, Not clear if this is a real sign language or just gestures accompanying spoken Mofu-Gudur)Moroccan Sign Language (Morocco, distantly related to ASL)Mozambican Sign Language (Mozambique)Mbour Sign Language local M'Bour (Senegal)Namibian Sign Language (Namibia)Nanabin Sign Language (Nanabin, Ghana)Nigerian Sign Language (Nigeria, based on ASL)Rwandan Sign Language (Rwanda)Sierra Leonean Sign Language (Sierra Leone, based on ASL)Somali Sign Language (Somalia, possibly based on Kenyan Sign Language)South African Sign Language (based on Irish & British SL)Sudanese sign languages (many languages, government proposal to unify local languages)Tanzanian sign languages local (seven independent languages, one for each deaf school in Tanzania, with little mutual influence)Tebul Sign Language village (used in the village of Uluban, Mali)Tunisian Sign Language (Tunisia)Ugandan Sign Language(Uganda)Yoruba Sign Language (Southwestern Nigeria)Zambian Sign Language (Zambia)Zimbabwean sign languages (a group of unrelated languages, listed in the constitution only as "sign language" as an official language


How do you say mom in the tewa language?

In the Tewa language, the word for mom is "amámę," pronounced as ah-MAH-men.


What is tactile in a sentence?

The blind men found his way by using his tactile navigation aids.


What does Con-sol-a-men-tum mean?

"Con-sol-a-men-tum" is not a recognized word in Latin or any other language. It appears to be a made-up or nonsensical term.


How men and women speak differently?

Research suggests that men typically use more assertive language, while women often use more qualifiers and seek consensus. Women tend to use more emotional and empathetic language, while men tend to focus more on facts and information. These differences can vary depending on cultural and individual factors.

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What sign languages are used in Africa?

Most every country in the world has its own sign language or set of sign languages. Sometimes a country borrows the sign language of another. In Africa, there are a few sign languages based on American Sign Language (ASL) due to the work of missionaries.The most common sign languages of Africa are:American Sign Language (used in various parts of Africa)Adamorobe Sign Language (Ghana)Algerian Sign Language (based on French Sign Language)Bamako Sign Language, (Mali, used mainly by adult men. Threatened by ASL)Bura Sign Language, (Nigeria)Burkina Sign Language, (Mainly in Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso)Chadian Sign Language (Chad)Dogon Sign Language (Mali)Eritrean Sign Language (Eritrea, artificially developed)Ethiopian sign languages (Ethiopia, unknown number of languages)Francophone African Sign Language (used in French speaking countries of West Africa)Gambian Sign Language (the Gambia, based on ASL)Ghanaian Sign Language (Ghana, based on ASL)Guinean Sign Language (Guinea, based on ASL)Guinea-Bissau Sign Language (Guinea-Bissau)Hausa Sign Language (Northern Nigeria - Kano State)Kenyan Sign Language (Kenya)Libyan Sign Language (Libya)Malagasy Sign Language (Madagascar, may be a dialect of Norwegian Sign Language)Mauritian Sign Language (Mauritius)Mofu-Gudur Sign Language (Cameroon, Not clear if this is a real sign language or just gestures accompanying spoken Mofu-Gudur)Moroccan Sign Language (Morocco, distantly related to ASL)Mozambican Sign Language (Mozambique)Mbour Sign Language local M'Bour (Senegal)Namibian Sign Language (Namibia)Nanabin Sign Language (Nanabin, Ghana)Nigerian Sign Language (Nigeria, based on ASL)Rwandan Sign Language (Rwanda)Sierra Leonean Sign Language (Sierra Leone, based on ASL)Somali Sign Language (Somalia, possibly based on Kenyan Sign Language)South African Sign Language (based on Irish & British SL)Sudanese sign languages (many languages, government proposal to unify local languages)Tanzanian sign languages local (seven independent languages, one for each deaf school in Tanzania, with little mutual influence)Tebul Sign Language village (used in the village of Uluban, Mali)Tunisian Sign Language (Tunisia)Ugandan Sign Language(Uganda)Yoruba Sign Language (Southwestern Nigeria)Zambian Sign Language (Zambia)Zimbabwean sign languages (a group of unrelated languages, listed in the constitution only as "sign language" as an official language


What has the author Chin-Ti Lin written?

Chin-Ti Lin has written: 'Perfect sex for men & for the women who love them' -- subject(s): Men, Health and hygiene, Sexual behavior, Sex instruction for men, Sexual disorders


Why do people raise their chins?

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