cl:v


"Classifier V"
This classifier can be used to show how a person's legs move.
It can be used to indicate:

stand
walk-to
lay down
toss-and-turn
dive
jump
skate board
scooter
get up

Discussion:

Take a look at the sign "WALK-TO." 
WALK-TO:


STAND:


STAND-UP:
(get-up)


You can also show "dancing."


You can show someone who is "extremely dead."
This sign shows a dead person or animal's limbs sticking up into the air.


HIKE (variation) Again, this is a sign that may or may function as a classifier-- depending on if you use it to show how a person hiked or where they hiked in relation to other elements in your story.



LAY DOWN:


"Classifier upside-down bent-V" is used to represent small animals sitting:




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