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Day

DAY: Version 1:
The sign for "day" is made by holding your left arm in front of you, palm down, pointing right.  Your left hand can be in either a "flat handshape" or an "index finger handshape."  Your right hand can be either an "index finger" a "D-hand" or a "B-palm/flat hand." Rest your right elbow on the back of the left hand. Your right arm should point up. Move your right arm across your body, the hand tracing an arc while keeping the right elbow on or very near the back of the left hand.


Note: advanced signers often do very abbreviated versions of signs.  For example, they may do the sign for day with the tips of the fingers of left hand touching the midpoint of the right forearm instead of resting the right elbow on the back of the left hand.






DAY: Version 2
Note:  You can use a "flat hand" (this is also sometimes called a "b-palm")  instead of an index finger.



There are many variations to this sign!  For example, to sign "all-day," start this sign with your right "flat hand" further to the right prior to moving your right arm.

For additional variations and more information see DAY (2)


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