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nil palrno di iiaso," " cou tauto tli naso," etc., men'ioned by the Canon 

 Dk Jorio, refer to the same vulgar gesture in which the face is sup- 

 posed to be thrust forward sillily. 



Exteud the open hand perpeudicularly with the palm outward, and 

 move it from side to side several times. { WierJ.) Tlii,^ sigu is still used. 

 For " outward," liowever,- 1 would substitute " forward." The hand is 

 usually, but not always, held before the face. {Matthews.) 



Right hand. Angers pointing upward, palm outward, elevated to the 

 level of the shoulder, extended toward the person addressed, and slightly 

 shaken from side to side. (Cheyenne I.) 



Deaf-mute vntural sif/n. — A quick nuition of the lips with an inquir- 

 ing look. {Ballard.) 



Australian sifin. — One is a sort of note of iuterrogation. For instance, 

 if I were to meet a native and make the sigu: hand flat, fingers and 

 thumb extended, tlie two middle fingers touching, the tw^o outer slightly 

 separated from the middle by turning the hand palm upward as I met 

 meet him, it would mean : " Where are you going?" In other words I 

 should say '■'■ jMinna ."^^ (what name!). {Smyth.) 



Has he '? 



Deaf-mute natural s'ujn. — Move to and fro the linger several times 

 toward the person spoken of. {Larnon.) 



Have you ? 



Deaf-mute natural siyn. — Move the finger to and fro several times 

 toward the person to whom the one is speaking. {Larson.) 



When '! 



With its index extended aud i)ointing forward, back ujjward, rotate 

 the right hand several times to the right and left, describing an arc 

 with the iui'ex. {Dalcota IV.) 



Are you ? 



Deaf-mute Hatural .sif/n.s. — Point to the i)erson spoken to and slightly 

 nod the head, with an inquiring look. {Ballard.) 



Point with the forefinger, as if to point toward the second person, at 

 the same time nod the head as if to say "yes." {Zeigler.) 



Quick, Quickly. 



Same motion and position as Soon, arm slightly more raised and 

 moved out faster and throwu back more rapidly by a quick motion, 

 {Ojihwa IV.) 



