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Make the sigu for To Hear, and by merely reversing the palm 

 couckuleby that for To Know. Sometimes the sign for To Know 

 is made only, as an abbreviation. {Kaiowa I; Comanche III; Apache 

 II; Wichita II.) 



Forefinger of right hand moved qnickly from behind the ear to the 

 front. {Sahaptin I.) 



Another : Move right hand, palm toward head, all lingers extended 

 (T 1), to a position behind ear; then move it past the ear to a point 

 in front of breast; then turn the hand, palm down (W 1), and move 

 to a ))oint, say a foot from body, and a little to the right. This last 

 is sign for Good. [Sahaptin I.) "Cutting off the sound or words." 



Index to breast, then to lips with a vigorous thrust ujjward and for- 

 wai-d, with an aflirmative nod. [Apache III.) 



Deaf-mute natural sign. — Look down at vacancy, with the eyebrows 

 knit, and placing the hands on the forehead and then raising the head, 

 slightly arch the eyebrows. [Ballard.) 



Do not. See also Hear, do not. 



Move the flat hand quickly past the ears means "I have not heard" 

 and may mean that he nnll not understand, or that the request passes 

 his ears unheeded. According to circumstances it may mean that it 

 passes liis ears because he considers it untrue. Slightly modified, it 

 will indicate, "You are trying to take me in." [Ojibira IV.) 



Sign for IJndei'i^tand, followed by that for ]%o. [Arapaho 1 ;) 

 [Cheyenne II.) 



Point to the ear with the right index, slightly curved and remaining 

 fingers closed ; then place the tips of the fingers against the ball of the 

 thumb, and snap them off — as if si)rinkliug water, from the ear outward 

 and forward from the ear. [Shoshoni and Banak I.) 



First make the sign for Under§fand, and then the sign for ]¥o. 

 [Dakota I.) "Do not hear you, understand you." 



The sign for Hear, followed by that for ]%o, made to the side of the 

 head. [Apache I.) 



Pass one or two fingers from lips to the ear and make the sign for 

 IXo. [Apache III.) 



Deaf-mute natural sign. — Look down at vacancy, knit the eyebi-ows, 

 putting the hand on the forehead and shake the head. [Ballard.) 



Unready, unprepared, etc. 



The arms are raised and extended parallel before the body. The 



