548 SIGN LANGUAGE AMONG NORTH. AMERICAN INDIANS. 
M—Forefinger horizontal, fin- N—First and second fingers O—Thumb, first and second 
gers and thumb closed, straight upward and sep- fingers separated, straight 
palm outward. arated, remaining fingers upward, remaining fingers 
and thumb closed, palm curved edge outward. 
outivard. 
P—Fingers and thumb par- Q—Fingers and thumb, sepa- R—Fingers and thumb extend- 
tially curved upward and rated, slightly curved, ed straight, separated, 
separated, knuckles out- downward. upward. 
ward. 
S—Hand and fingers upright, T—Hand and fingers upright, U—Fingers collected toapoint, 
joined, back outward, joined, palm outward. thumb resting in middle. 
V—Areched, joined, thumb rest- W—Hand horizontal, flat, palm 
ing near end of forefinger, dowuward, 
downward. 
X—Hand horizontal, flat, palm Y—Naturally relaxed, normal; 
upward, used when hand simply 
follows arm with no inten- 
tional disposition. 
Fig. 342, 
