Wolfram Fischer (26.09.2025/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 | 744 | ||||
| S1 | Thumb strings | SW | |||||
| T | Finger | Upright tip | 319 | ||||
| T1 | Thumb | 1st finger | (408) | ||||
| T2 | Forefinger | 2nd finger | (356) | ||||
| T3 | Middle finger | 3rd finger | (156) | ||||
| T4 | Ring finger | 4th finger | (89) | ||||
| T5 | Little finger | 5th finger | T15 | (283) | |||
| W | Hand | Shape with many fingers | 138 | ||||
| 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/top | Character with bow above | T2n | 215 | ||
| u | downwards/bottom | Character with bow below | 183 | ||||
| h | distal/above | An «n» with an upward stroke, for finger | 138 | ||||
| y | proximal/below | An «u» with an downward stroke, for finger | 82 | ||||
| q | forwards/towards you/in front | Circle (string) before a downward line (person) | 217 | ||||
| p | backwards/away from you/at the back | Circle (string) behind a downward line (person) | 177 | ||||
| d | radial | Circle (string) before a upward line (person) | 200 | ||||
| b | ulnar | Circle (string) behind a upward line (person) | 176 | ||||
| c | outwards/away from the centre/ | outside around | 29 | ||||
| o | inwards/towards the centre | Circle indicating a centre | |||||
| e | dorsal | Circle with a line on its back | 80 | ||||
| a | palmar | Circle leaning against a line | 90 | ||||
| Positions and directions (2) | s | left/to the left | The drawing of a «s» begins with a stroke to the left. | 285 | |||
| z | the left, right/to the right | The drawing of a «z» begins with a stroke to the right. | 221 | ||||
| i | On the opposite side | Two-part sign: here and there | 18 | ||||
| j | Where the acting finger (the acting body part) is right now. | 1 | |||||
| v | between | Wedge | 25 | ||||
| m | In the middle | Sign with centre line | Sm1y | 85 | |||
| t | Back into the original position | Upright stick | 72 | ||||
| f | Continue in the same direction. | ...f | 11 | ||||
| Moves (1) | A | Wrap around the/a finger. | Closed loop with cord leading in and out. | S A [T] | S2y A | 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 | 75 | ||
| %O | Put a string on another finger while rotating it 180° around its own axis. | S %O S, S %O T | S2 %O T1 | ||||
| %u | Transfer below the strings to another finger. | S %u T, S %u S | |||||
| %= | Thus, the string is ... | S %= 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 | 142 | ||
| Qu | Pull below the strings on an additional finger. | S Qu S, S Qu T | |||||
| Moves (2) | C | rotate (the finger tip(s)) | Rotation track | W C, T C | W Cn-h-u | 81 | |
| CC | rotate by 360° | ||||||
| O | Rotate (the hand or the string) around its own axis | W O, S O | W Oe-y | 73 | |||
| OO | rotate by 360° around the axis | ||||||
| x | release | crossed out | S x, T x | 117 | |||
| X | free and extend | crossed out | S X, T X | 105 | |||
| H | extend (the figur) | Pull apart two sticks. | H-u | 76 | |||
| L | pick up | Shovel | T ..L S | T1 uhh S2y Ln uyy t | 102 | ||
| Le | grasp with the dorsal side (e.g. fingernail side) | T ... Le | |||||
| Lx | Loosen bracket | T ... Lx | |||||
| K | pinch | From the right, two fingers come together and grab the vertical line. | T K S | 42 | |||
| Kx | Release pinched string. | T Kx [S] | |||||
| < | 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 | Navajo 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* | 35 | ||
| " | both, twice | Tow counters | S" | S" | 82 | ||
| _ | connected to | Connecting line | S_S | S2h_S1zh | 18 | ||
| __ | distantly connected to | Long connecting line | S__S | SqWen__u | |||
| + | and | Addition sign | S+S | S5y2h, S5y+2h | 18 | ||
| = | resolution of an abbreviation | 4 | |||||
| - | move (on); next section of string (string does not change) | hyphen | nyyy-uy | 381 | |||
| ~ | Next section of string (string changes) | Ground wave | |||||
| / | at the same time | Side by side | 87 | ||||
| Punctuation marks | (1) | Numbering of an instruction line | (1) | ||||
| (-) | Instruction line for resolving the figure | (-) | |||||
| ((1)) | Numbering of a variant of an instruction line | ((1)) | |||||
| . | . (end of a list of instructions) | End of sentence | 458 | ||||
| , | , (end of a instruction) | End of a subsentence | 310 | ||||
| ' | A name follows. | Start of direct speech | 'V15, 'W152 | ||||
| [ ... ] | A instruction follows in the form of a text. | Description of a non-codable instruction. | [TEXT] | ‹Mit dem Faden eine Acht legen.› | |||
| ( ... ) | A comment follows. | (TEXT) | (= Katzenschnatz) | ||||
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