After placing the right hand about eighteeu inches in front of the 

 neck, and turning it so that the palm will be outward and the little 

 finger toward the neck, tiugers overlapping and upright, thumb in the 

 palm, move the hand toward the neck. {Dakota IV.) 



« 

 Bring, to. 



Left hand extended ten or twelve inches in front of the left breast 

 (P 1, palm upward); right hand (P), extended in front of right breast, 

 arms full extent, is moved over the left as though carrying something to 

 the left hand with the right. { Dakota I.) 



Bring to me. 



Continue the sign tor To Bl'iii^ by bringing the hands close to the 

 left breast. [Dakota I.) " Bring and give to me." 



Point to or otherwise indicate the person directed and the object or 

 article desired, and imply approach by beckoning. {Arapaho I.) 



Deaf-mute natural .signs. — Extend the open hand and draw it back as 

 if conveying sometking to one's self. (Ballard.) 



Stretch out the foretinger and then move it toward the breast. [Larson.) 



Close the hand and move it to one's self. [Ballard.) 



Give to me or us. 



The right hand extended in front of body (<|) as tliough taking hold 

 of anything, and then brought back to body with tiugers pointing up- 

 ward as though holding the article in it (P). [Dakota I.) " Taking the 

 article fn^m the donor." 



Deaf-mute natural sign. — Close the hand except its forefinger, with it 

 point to something, and then move it toward the breast. [Hasenstab.) 



Give to him or another. 



Beverse Cirive to me — handing the article to the person. [Dakota I.) 

 " I give it to you." 



The right arm is semi-extended, also the hand (as in type-position Y 

 1, modified by middle, ring, and index fingers being more collected or 

 closed) ; arm and hand thus point to object. Both are then brought 

 toward the body, the index becoming more hooked as hand apju'oaches, 

 and finally its end concludes the arc of approach by touching center of 

 breast. [Oto I.) " Evident in sign." 



I will give. 



First make the sign for I, personal pronoun, and then the sign for 

 CJive, as contained iu Give, as CJive to him. [Dakota I.) "1 

 hand it to you ; I give it to you." 



