Qarnita Octopus
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 sinjali għal QARNITA. L-ewwel sinjal isir b’id waħda li tieħu l-forma ta’ 5 bil-pala tħares ‘l isfel. Is-swaba’ tal-id iperpru individwalment waqt li l-id timxi lura.
It-tieni sinjal jixbaħ lil l-ewwel wieħed. Isir b’id waħda forma ta’ 5 bis-swaba’ mifrudin u timxi lura bi skoss wieħed qisha qed tiġbed xi ħaġa.
Is-sinjal għal ŻGĦIR jew KBIR isir miż-żewġ idejn li jieħdu l-forma ta’ Ċ, bil-pala ta’ l-id magħluqa filwaqt li jħarsu lejn xulxin. Id-distanza bejn l-idejn tindika d-daqs tal-qarnita. Is-sinjal għal KBIR jew ŻGĦIR jiġi wara s-sinjal għal QARNITA.
Għall-plural, l-id bil-forma taċ-Ċ titpoġġa f’punti differenti fiż-żona tas-sinjali qisu hemmhekk qed jitqiegħdu ħafna qarnit. Inkella jista’ jintuża s-sinjal għal ĦAFNA wara s-sinjal għal QARNITA.
Meta n-nom QARNITA jkun is-suġġett ta’ verb ta’ moviment, l-id fil-forma ta’ 5 milwi tintuża bħala classifier u timxi skond l-azzjoni tal-verb.
There are two signs for OCTOPUS. The first sign is made with one hand in the shape of 5, palm facing downwards. The fingers flutter individually whilst the hand moves backwards.
The second sign resembles the first. It is made with one hand in the shape of 5 with fingers apart. The hand makes one jerky movement backwards as though pulling something.
The sign for SMALL or LARGE is made with the hands in the shape of Ċ with the closed palm of one hand facing the other. The distance between the hands is used to indicate the size of the octopus. The sign is used after the sign for OCTOPUS.
To express the plural, the hand in the Ċ shape is placed at different points in the signing space as though several octopuses were being placed there. The sign for MANY may be used after the sign for OCTOPUS instead.
When the noun OCTOPUS is the subject of a verb of movement, the hand in the shape of bent 5 acts as the classifier and moves according to the action of the verb.