To sign mouth in ASL, point the index finger of your dominant hand at your mouth. Draw a small circle around the lips with the fingertip, close to the mouth but not pressing on it, and repeat the circle once. The other fingers stay closed in a fist and the palm faces toward you.
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How to sign it
Handshape: 1, the index finger pointing and the other fingers closed.
Location: in front of the mouth, close to the lips.
Movement: the fingertip draws a small circle around the mouth, twice.
Palm orientation: the palm faces toward the body.
Use it in a sentence
MOUTH WHERE?
Where is the mouth?
This video matches Lifeprint: the index finger draws a circle around the mouth.
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