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Talking with Hands : Everything You Need to Start Signing Native American Hand Talk - a Complete Beginner's Guide with over 200 Words and Phrases.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Pahsetopah, Mike.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Indian sign language--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Indian sign language.
Indians of North America--Great Plains--Languages--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Indians of North America.
Genre:
Handbooks and manuals.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (76 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Minneapolis : Quarto Publishing Group USA, 2023.
Summary:
"Talking with Hands is a guide to learning Plains Indian Sign Language, once used widely between the Indigenous peoples of what is now called the Great Plains of North America"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Intro
Cover
Title
Contents
A Brief History of Hand Talk
Personal Reflections on Hand Talk
Basics Using One Finger
Counting Up to One Hundred
Time &amp
Tenses
Celestial Bodies
Time of Day
Seasons
Years &amp
Age
Weather
Animals
Earth
Family
Directions
Action Words
Health
Time to Eat
Modern Life
Descriptions
Emotions
Questions
Basic Phrases
Council Meetings
References
Photo Credits
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Copyright.
Notes:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
9780760382288
076038228X
OCLC:
1396698062

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