To sign woman in ASL, start with the thumb of an A handshape on your jaw and stroke it toward the chin, as in GIRL. 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 as A, a fist with the thumb up, then opens into 5, all fingers spread.
Location: starts at the jaw and chin and ends at the upper chest.
Movement: the thumb strokes toward the chin, then the open hand moves down to the chest.
Palm orientation: at the chest the palm faces to the side, the thumb touching the chest.
Use it in a sentence
WOMAN WHERE?
Where is the woman?
Lifeprint's general version starts with the thumb of a 5 hand on the chin, then the chest, and explains that the GIRL part is often dropped. AISA's video shows the GIRL stroke first.
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Description checked against AISA's own video (the reference); Lifeprint (ASL University), lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/w/woman.htm.
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