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Which of these letters is a vowel in Welsh?
The Welsh word "cwm", meaning valley, entered English and contains none of the letters A, E, I, O or U.
In American Sign Language, what does an extended thumb, index finger, and little finger together mean?
The handshape combines the fingerspelled letters I, L, and Y, the initials of "I love you".
Welsh belongs to which language family?
Welsh's close relatives include Breton, spoken in Brittany, France, and Cornish, associated with Cornwall.
In American Sign Language's manual alphabet, each symbol stands for what?
Signers often fingerspell personal names and words that lack a familiar sign.
Which Hawaiian word can mean both "hello" and "goodbye"?
Beyond greeting someone, "aloha" can express love or affection.
What does the Welsh greeting "bore da" mean in English?
The adjective follows the noun in "bore da", so the Welsh phrase puts "morning" before "good".
American Sign Language has historical roots in which European sign language?
Deaf French teacher Laurent Clerc helped establish the American School for the Deaf in Connecticut in 1817.
In American Sign Language, yes-or-no questions typically use what eyebrow movement?
Facial expressions carry grammar in ASL, so a change in the eyebrows can change a sentence's meaning.
Hawaiian belongs to which language group?
Hawaiian is closely related to Māori and Tahitian, languages spread across the Pacific by Polynesian voyagers.
Which part of the United Kingdom is called "Cymru" in Welsh?
Welsh also has a community in Patagonia, Argentina, founded by settlers who sailed there in 1865.