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The Fingeralphabet
Deaf Alphabet (Finger alphabet, finger spelling) to support the sign language!
The real language of the deaf is the sign language. The respective national
Deaf people use the Fingeralphabet (Deaf Alphabet) in addition to the sign language
The Fingeralphabet arose independent of the sign language, so the term
| ---------- Fingeralphabet: ---------- | |
| A = | closed fist away from the body, thumbs on the side |
| B = | flat hand away from the body, finger up, thumb on the palm |
| C = | thumb and remaining fingers form an open semicircle |
| D = | index finger up, thumb and remaining fingers form a closed circle |
| E = | thumb in front of the palm, the rest of the fingers touch the thumb with the fingertips |
| F = | thumb and forefinger form a closed circle, the remaining three fingers are spread upwards |
| G = | closed hand to the body, index finger points to the left |
| H = | closed hand to the body, index and middle finger pointing parallel to the left |
| I = | closed fist away from the body, thumb in front, little finger upwards |
| J = | closed fist away from the body, thumb in front, little finger up, rotary motion of the hand around vertical axis |
| K = | closed hand away from the body, index finger up, middle finger diagonally forward, thumb next to middle finger upwards (possibly crossing middle finger and thumb) |
| L = | palm away from body, index finger up, thumb to the left, remaining fingers on the palm |
| M = | palm down, index, middle and ring finger (possibly also small finger) stretched down, thumb under the fingers |
| N = | palm down, index and middle fingers stretched out, remaining fingers on the palm of the hand, thumbs under the extended fingers |
| O = | thumb and remaining fingers form a closed circle |
| P = | palm down, index finger forward, middle finger down, thumb down to the left, remaining fingers on the palm |
| Q = | palm down, index finger and thumb down, remaining fingers on the palm |
| R = | closed hand away from body, index and middle fingers show crossed up |
| S = | closed fist away from the body, thumbs in front of the fingers |
| T = | closed hand away from the body, thumb stuck between index finger and middle finger |
| U = | closed hand away from the body, index and middle finger together upwards, thumb on the palm |
| V = | closed hand away from the body, index and middle finger spread up, thumb on the palm |
| W = | flat hand away from the body, index, middle and ring finger (and possibly small finger) spread upwards, thumb on the palm |
| X = | closed hand to the left, index finger up, but angled |
| Y = | closed Hand away from the body, thumb and little finger spread apart |
| Z = | closed hand away from the body, index finger upwards writes a 'Z' in the air (zigzag movement) |
das Fingeralphabet as text version for the print
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different graphic versions of the Fingeralphabet for print
swiss american british canadian text version
Please do not confuse the Fingeralphabet with the hand alphabet (see Lorm),
Fallacy:
Learning the Fingeralphabet alone does not enable you to communicate
Because you can not spell out gestures with a 'sign alphabet'
because they do not consist of 'letters'!
By the way, the two-handed Fingeralphabet is used in the UK and Canada.
Exercises / additional pages:
- convert your own texts into Fingeralphabet and print them out
- test if you can associate the finger sign with the alphabet (printing out)
Downloads / Prints:
- the Fingeralphabet as graphic print
version
with Swiss Fingeralphabet
and American Fingeralphabet
as well as British Fingeralphabet
and Canadian Fingeralphabet
[text version of the fingeralphabet ]
- use the Fingeralphabet learning cards for group table exercises
- For presentations, print the individual finger signs large
- with the fonts Fingeralphabet-TTF and SUTTON-DE-TTF you can print texts in Fingeralphabet on your computer
the communication card for deaf drivers: (Communication assistance for police checks, carry in the car):
Further informations:
worldwide Fingeralphabets www.michaelszczepanski.de
Fingeralphabets of several countries www.fingeralphabet.org
the fingeralphabet on www.wikipedia.org
- For more information see
page Sign Language
