Wolfram Fischer (22.07.2026/draft)
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| Theme | Sign | Description | Explication | Syntax | Example_ | Description_ | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annotations | [?] | Question / to be reviewed | |||||
| [??] | Doubtful encoding | (needs to be edited) | |||||
| [:] | Problematic encoding | (should possibly be improved) | |||||
| [*] | Remarkable encoding | (especially interesting solution) | |||||
| [/] | Difficult to code | ||||||
| [-] | Not codable | ||||||
| Locations (objects) | Z | Whole string figure | Lines that go back and forth; stretched string figure | 7 | |||
| S | String | Wave line | 56 | ||||
| S1 | Thumb strings | (Loops around the 1st finger) | SW | 250 | |||
| S2 | Index finger strings | (Loops around the 2nd finger) | 209 | ||||
| S3 | Middle finger strings | (Loops around the 3rd finger) | 49 | ||||
| S4 | Ring finger strings | (Loops around the 4th finger) | 11 | ||||
| S5 | Little finger strings | (Loops around the 5th finger) | 129 | ||||
| SW | Strings around the hands | (Loop around the hands) | 48 | ||||
| uS | Freely hanging loops | (Loops, [hanging] downwards) | |||||
| T | Finger | Upright tip | |||||
| T1 | Thumb | (1st finger) | 125 | ||||
| T2 | Index finger | (2nd finger) | 98 | ||||
| T3 | Middle finger | (3rd finger) | 40 | ||||
| T4 | Ring finger | (4th finger) | 6 | ||||
| T5 | Little finger | (5th finger) | T15 | Thumb and little finger | 36 | ||
| W | Hand | Shape with many fingers | 104 | ||||
| M | Foot | Shape with many teeth | 1 | ||||
| V | Neck | Collar; place where it narrows | 12 | ||||
| U | Mouth/Teeth | Smile | 14 | ||||
| Y | Forehead | Frown with root of the nose | 2 | ||||
| Positions and directions (1) | n | upwards | Character with bow above | 222 | |||
| u | downwards | Character with bow below | 169 | ||||
| h | distal/above | An «n» with an upward stroke, for finger | T2h | Index finger tip | 141 | ||
| y | proximal/below | An «u» with an downward stroke, for finger | 69 | ||||
| q | forwards/towards you | Circle (string) before a downward line (person) | 213 | ||||
| p | backwards/away from you | Circle (string) behind a downward line (person) | 169 | ||||
| d | radial/near | Circle (string) before a upward line (person) | 202 | ||||
| b | ulnar/far | Circle (string) behind a upward line (person) | 171 | ||||
| o | inwards/towards the centre | Circle indicating a centre | 127 | ||||
| c | outwards/away from the centre/ | outside around | 22 | ||||
| a | palmar | Circle leaning against a line | 109 | ||||
| e | dorsal | Circle with a line on its back | 83 | ||||
| Positions and directions (2) | s | left/to the left | The drawing of a «s» begins with a stroke to the left. | 46 | |||
| z | right/to the right | The drawing of a «z» begins with a stroke to the right. | 51 | ||||
| i | On the opposite side | Two-part sign: here and there | 19 | ||||
| j | Where the acting finger (the acting body part) is right now. | Dot over anchored marker | 1 | ||||
| v | Between | Wedge | 26 | ||||
| m | In the middle | Sign with centre line | Sm1d | In the middle of the near thumb string | 33 | ||
| t | Back into the original position | Upright standing stick | 69 | ||||
| f | Continue in the same direction | Walking stick | ..-f | 8 | |||
| Moves (1) | A | Wrap around the/a finger. | Closed loop with cord leading in and out. | S A [T] | S2d A | Wrap the near string of finger 2 around this finger. | 16 |
| % | Transfer from one finger to another finger, remove to; ... becomes ... | Switch from one side to the other. | S % S, S % T, S ... % S | S2 % S1 | Forefinger string becomes thumb string. | 48 | |
| %C | Put a string with an eccentric rotation on another finger. | S %C S | S2 %O T1 | 26 | |||
| %u | Transfer below the strings to another finger. | S %u T, S %u S | |||||
| Q | Pull on an additional finger. | Loop with handle on which it can be enlarged. | S Q S, S Q T, S ... Q T | S2 Q T1 | Put string of index finger also around the thumb. | 130 | |
| Qu | Pull below the strings on an additional finger. | S Qu S, S Qu T | 13 | ||||
| Moves (2) | C | Rotate (the finger tip(s)) | Rotation track | W C, T C | W Cn-h-u | Rotate the hand (which stands up): Turn the fingertips backwards and further downwards. | 70 |
| O | Rotate (the hand or the string) around its own axis | Rotation track around a centre | W O, S O | W Oo-q | Turn the hand facing inwards around their own axes, so that are facing the player. | 58 | |
| OO | Rotate by 360° around the axis | 4 | |||||
| x | Release | crossed out | S x, T x | 94 | |||
| X | Release and extend | crossed out | S X, T X | 105 | |||
| H | Extend (the figure) | Pull apart two sticks. | H-u | Extend (the figure) to bottom. | 71 | ||
| L | Pick up | Shovel | T ..L S | T1 uppLe S2b uq t | Go with the thumb under two strings up to the far index finger string, pick it up from behind with the fingernail side, go back under the index finger strings and straighten up (thumb). | 80 | |
| Le | Pick up with the dorsal side (e.g. fingernail side) | T ... Le | 6 | ||||
| Lx | Loosen bracket | T ... Lx | 10 | ||||
| K | Pinch | From the right, two fingers come together and grab the vertical line. | T K S | 32 | |||
| Kx | Release pinched string. | T Kx [S] | 10 | ||||
| < | Join (finger tips). | Two fingers are coming together from the right. | T12n <, T1n < T2n | ||||
| <x | Dissolve connection. | T12n <x | |||||
| Aggregating labels | 'V15 | Position 1 | 'V12 | ||||
| 'W152 | Opening A | 'W153 | |||||
| 'N12 | Navaho opening | ||||||
| 'J | Navahoing | Jump with an running start | 'J1y | ||||
| 'R | Caroline extension | Thumb grips the straight index finger diagonally from below, the trapped string runs around the tip of the index finger. | 'R12 | ||||
| Operators | * | All, several | Many lines | S*, T* | 33 | ||
| " | Both, twice | Tow counters | S" | S" | Double string | 86 | |
| _ | Connected to ... | Connecting line | S_S | S2b_S1ib | Far index finger string that goes to the other side behind the thumb | 20 | |
| + | And | Addition sign | S+S | S5d2b, S5d+2b | Near little finger strings and far index finger strings | 12 | |
| - | Move on; next section of string (string does not change) | hyphen | nqqq-uq | Move above over three strings, and below under one string. | 363 | ||
| ~ | Next section of string (string changes) | Ground wave | |||||
| ^ | Thus, the string is now ... (reinterpretation) | S ^ S | 6 | ||||
| Punctuation marks | (1) | Numbering of an instruction line | (1) | ||||
| (-) | Instruction line for dissolving the figure | (-) | |||||
| ((1)) | Numbering of a variant of an instruction line | ((1)) | |||||
| (1=A) | Instruction line for player A | (2=B) | |||||
| A=... | Object of player A | B=... | |||||
| . | . (end of a list of instructions) | End of sentence | 494 | ||||
| , | , (end of a instruction) | End of a subsentence | 302 | ||||
| / | At the same time | Side by side | 81 | ||||
| ' | A name follows. | Start of direct speech | 'V15, 'W152 | ||||
| (=...) | Resolution of an abbreviation (of a name) | ||||||
| [ ... ] | An instruction follows as text. | Description of a non-codable instruction. | [TEXT] | [Mit dem Faden eine Acht legen.] | |||
| ( ... ) | A comment follows. | (TEXT) | (= Katzenschnauz) | ||||
| → | Continue at | go to | → (3) | 11 |