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Reference

indian sign language

ISL is used by roughly 6 million people and has been standardised only since 2015, when India opened its first ISL research centre.

Numbers5

  • 1

    Index finger straight up.

  • 2

    Index and middle fingers up.

  • 3

    Index, middle and ring fingers up.

  • 4

    All four fingers up, thumb tucked across the palm.

  • 5

    Open hand, all five fingers spread.

Words & phrases1

  • namasteBoth hands

    Both hands flat with fingers together, palms pressed against each other in front of your chest.

    The greeting is the same gesture hearing and Deaf India share.

what this chart doesn’t cover

Fingerspelling is a small corner of ISL. Real signing carries grammar in movement, facial expression and the space in front of you — none of which a still handshape can hold. Treat this as a doorway, and learn the rest from Deaf teachers.

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