To sign man in ASL, start at the side of your forehead with your dominant hand, closing the fingers onto the thumb as in BOY. Then open the hand into a 5 handshape, fingers spread, and bring it down so the thumb rests on your chest, the palm facing to the side. Hold it there briefly.
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How to sign it
Handshape: starts with the fingers closing onto the thumb, then opens into 5, all fingers spread.
Location: starts at the side of the forehead and ends at the upper chest.
Movement: the hand moves down from the forehead to the chest.
Palm orientation: at the chest the palm faces to the side, the thumb touching the chest.
Use it in a sentence
MAN WHO?
Who is the man?
Lifeprint's video shows another version: the thumb of a 5 hand touches the forehead, then the chest. AISA's video starts with the BOY handshape at the forehead.
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Description checked against AISA's own video (the reference); Lifeprint (ASL University), lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/m/man.htm.
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