Gesture Dictionary
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desire (I desire her) |
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eat/food mapapa (Is) Two fists with thumbs extended move alternately backwards and forwards to the mouth. |
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Fancy hairstyle Mashwengshwang (Is) Hand with fingers extended, makes two curves upwards from the forehead. |
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father [male elder]/boyfriend i-taima (Is) Side of knuckle of forefinger, with thumb under chin, strokes chin downwards once or twice. |
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Fatty Sedudla (S) Curved arms held out to the sides. |
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fight lwa (Z) lwana (S) Two fists move back and forth as if fighting. |
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finished (It’s finished/over [the event]) Ho fedile (S) Hands held out with palms down moved inwards over one another and back out again. |
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finished (It’s all finished) E fedile (S) Forefinger or fingertips of one hand drawn quickly across mouth. Gesturer blows producing a sound as the finger(s) block the stream of air. |
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forehead (Big forehead) Sphongo (S) Hand curved traces curve downwards over forehead. |
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friendship bobra (Is) Sides of first fingers of each hand are tapped together several times. |
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fuck [old gesture]
nkawuza (Is) Back of hand hits palm of other hand several times. |
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fuck [new gesture]
kama (Is) Elbow bent with forearm held up. Hand at about shoulder level. Fingers and thumb are loosely splayed. Hand makes slight twisting movement from the wrist. |
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fuck/sex hlatha/m’davazo (Is) Fist with thumb tip between knuckles of first and second fingers. |
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