Kukkudrill Crocodile
Hemm 2 verżjonijiet ta' dan is-sinjal. Agħfas il-buttuni hawn taħt biex tara l-istampi, il-kitba u l-vidjows.
There are 2 versions of this sign. Use the butttons below to view the photographs, signwriting and videos.
Hemm żewġ sinjal għal KUKKUDRILL. L-ewwel sinjal isir biż-żewġ idejn forma ta’ 5 dritta u magħluqa bil-polzijiet imissu u pala tħares lejn l-oħra waqt li l-ponot tas-swaba’ jħarsu ’l barra. L-idejn jitbiegħdu, waħda ’l fuq u l-oħra ’l isfel mingħajr ma jiċċaqlaq il-polz imbagħad iċapċpu bil-polzijiet ma’ xulxin tlett darbiet jew iktar.
It-tieni sinjal isir bid-dirgħajn stirati dritti ’l quddiem kważi mimdudin u bil-minkeb ta’ naħa magħfus qrib il-minkeb l-ieħor. L-idejn jieħdu l-forma ta’ 5 mgħawweġ bil-pala ta’ id tħares lejn l-oħra u bit-tarf tas-swaba’ ta’ id imissu mat-tarf tas-swaba’ ta’ l-id l-oħra qishom forma ta’ ballun. L-idejn jinħallu mill-forma ta’ ballun u jitbiegħdu, waħda ’l fuq u l-oħra ’l isfel imbagħad jerġgħu jingħalqu darbtejn jew iktar waqt li d-dirgħajn jibqgħu magħfusin lejn xulxin mill-minkeb.
Għal kukkudrill żgħir jew kbir, is-sinjali għal ŻGĦIR jew is-sinjal għal KBIR, isir miż-żewġ idejn iħarsu lejn xulxin, bil-forma ta’ 5, fuq linja orizzontali. Id-distanza bejn l-idejn tindika d-daqs. Dan is-sinjal jiġi wara s-sinjal għal KUKKUDRILL.
GħaIl-plural, is-sinjal għal ĦAFNA jiġi wara s-sinjal ta’ KUKKUDRILL. Ġieli tintuża l-id jew l-idejn forma ta’ V mgħawġa bħala classifier. F’dan il-każ, l-idejn jitpoġġew f’ħafna punti fiż-żona tas-sinjali bħallikieku qed jitqiegħdu ħafna kukkudrilli.
Meta n-nom KUKKUDRILL ikun is-suġġett ta’ verb ta’ movement l-id jew l-idejn forma ta’ V mgħawġa jintużaw bħala classifiers u jimxu skond l-azzjoni.
There are two signs for CROCODILE. The first sign is made with both hands in the shape of straight closed 5 with the wrists touching and palms facing each other whilst the fingertips point outwards. The hands move away from each other, one upwards and the other downwards and repeat a clapping movement three times or more whilst the wrists still touch.
The second sign is made with the hands extended outwards and the elbows drawn inwards close to each other. The hands are in the clawed 5 shape with the fingertips of one hand touching the fingertips of the other hand to form the shape of a ball. The hands move apart, one upwards and the other downwards whilst the elbows stay in place. This movement is repeated twice or more. It resembles that of the crocodile’s mouth.
To refer to a small or large crocodile, the sign for SMALL or the sign for BIG is made with both hands in the shape of 5, palms facing in a horizontal direction. The distance between the hands indicates the relative size of the crocodile. These signs are used after the sign for CROCODILE.
The sign for MANY is used with the sign for CROCODILE to express the plural. Sometimes one or both hands in the shape of curved V become the classifier. They are placed at various points in the signing space as though many crocodiles were being placed there. The classifier is also used when CROCODILE is the subject of a verb of movement. It then moves according to the action indicated by the verb.