Auslan Body Needs Signpics

Front 1

Arm

Back 1

With hand flat, slide fingers down upper arm.

Front 2

Beard

Back 2

Cup all fingers and thumb around chin and draw hand downwards.

Front 3

Body / torso

Back 3

Hold hands flat, fingers forward, thumbs upwards, in front of sides. Simultaneously move hands straight down.

Front 4

Brain / mind

Back 4

With pointer finger only extended, touch temple with pointer fingertip.

Front 5

Brain (physical connotation)

Back 5

Spread fingers apart and curve towards temple, tap fingertips to head.

Front 6

Breast

Back 6

With hand curved, start with thumb towards chest, palm down, and curve hand downwards, ending with little finger against chest at base of breast. Larger breasts would be indicated with large curve and so on

Front 7

Cheek

Back 7

With hand in a fist, pointer and thumb extended from fist and hooked on either side of cheek; grip cheek and shake cheek a little.

Front 8

Chest / lungs

Back 8

With fingers spread apart and pointing sideways tap hand to chest.

Front 9

Chin

Back 9

Tap chin with tip of extended pointer finger.

Front 10

Ear

Back 10

Tap ear with pointer finger. Can also be signed by tapping pointer finger against one ear and then the other.

Front 11

Eyebrow

Back 11

With pointer fingers on both hands extended and slightly curved, trace eyebrows to centre of forehead.

Front 12

Flesh / skin

Back 12

Ok handshape. Pinch the skin between the thumb and pointer finger of other hand while other fingers remain straight.

Front 13

Foot

Back 13

Hold one hand flat, palm down, fingertips slightly forward, thumb pointing out towards body. With pointer finger of other hand pointing downwards in front of blade of flat hand, near wrist, draw a large arc around flat hand to thumb with pointer finger tip.

Front 14

Face

Back 14

With pointer finger extended draw a circle with finger around face, starting and ending at chin.

Front 15

Eye

Back 15

Tap near eye with pointer finger. Can also be signed by tapping pointer finger near one eye and then the other.

Front 16

Hair

Back 16

With pointer finger hooked over extended thumb tap side of hooked finger to head, gently, twice. Like holding a hair on temple.

Front 17

Heart

Back 17

With thumb extended, palm towards left chest (as your heart is on your left), and fingers bent towards chest; tap fingertips to the side of chest twice.

Front 18

Leg

Back 18

With palm facing side of leg, and fingers bent so that fingertips and thumb tip are touching leg; slide fingertips up thigh to waist. Thumb may close onto fingers at end.

Front 19

Lips

Back 19

With pointer finger extended from fist and pointing towards mouth, start with tip near the corner of mouth and use fingertip to draw a line in front of lips.

Front 20

Hand

Back 20

Hold one hand flat, palm facing you, fingertips pointing upwards. With you other hand grasp first hand so that thumb holds on to the palm and all other fingers hold the back of hand.

Front 21

Moustache

Back 21

Pinch pointer finger and thumb together on both hands. Start with fingertips meeting under nose , palms facing forward. Move hands downwards in an arc towards sides.

Front 22

Mouth

Back 22

With pointer finger extended from fist and pointing towards mouth, start with tip near the corner of mouth and use fingertip to draw a small circle in front of mouth.

Front 23

Nose

Back 23

Touch extended pointer finger to tip of nose.

Front 24

Pimple

Back 24

With pointer finger extended from fist and bent towards face (with hand to side of face with palm facing face), tap pointer fingertip to chin and then around cheek and number of times.

Usage Notes: Two taps indicates only a few pimples, 7 means lots and lots

Front 25

Stomach / tummy

Back 25

With hand flat, horizontal, and thumb pointing upwards; tap stomach with hand once or twice.

Front 26

Tooth

Back 26

Tap tooth with curved pointer finger

Front 27

Toe

Back 27

Hold one hand flat, palm down, thumb pointing to body. Tap pointer fingertip of other hand to the middle fingertip of flat hand.

Front 28

Tongue

Back 28

With tongue pointing out of mouth, and pointer finger extended from fist and pointing towards tongue; move pointer tip towards tongue twice. May be signed without exposing tongue, perhaps with mouth open slightly.

Front 29

Teeth

Back 29

Move curved pointer finger back and forward along teeth.

Front 30

Vagina

Back 30

Put thumbs together down low and index fingers together up high with palms forward and other fingers closed.

Front 31

Penis

Back 31

Tap middle finger to tip of nose twice.

Front 32

Erection

Back 32

Palm facing self, index and middle fingers out pointing across. Rotate handshape at wrist to make it point from low to high.

Front 33

Shoulder

Back 33

Flat hand on opposite front of shoulder

Front 34

Neck

Back 34

Cup shape facing throat with chin raised. Move from top of neck to bottom.

Front 35

Head

Back 35

Flat hand on side of top of head

Front 36

Hip

Back 36

Point to hip

Front 37

Back

Back 37

Pat back of same side shoulder

Front 38

Butt

Back 38

Pat butt cheek with flat hand.

Front 39

Sex

Back 39

Cross fingers of two handshape over other two handshape at diagonals in front of self and move together forward and back twice.

Front 40

Cough (illness connotation)

Back 40

Clawed hand against chest. Move hand in circles around chest.

Front 41

Cough (just a cough)

Back 41

Tap chest twice with fist.

Front 42

Sneeze

Back 42

Put index finger across under nose and close eyes intensely.

Do repeatedly for "hayfever".

Front 43

Hiccup

Back 43

Cup shape against chest, rotate up and back down while moving abdomen in unison.

Front 44

Fart (butt connotation)

Back 44

Throw an imaginary ball behind you next to your hip.

Front 45

Fart (smelly connotation)

Back 45

Wave flat hand in front of nose as if waving smell away.

Front 46

Wink/blink

Back 46

Tap flat index finger against thumb in front of same side eye with hand facing across.

Front 47

Breathe / lungs

Back 47

Wide spread hand on chest bring forward and back.

Front 48

Smell

Back 48

With hand flat, palm facing you, start with fingers at nose and move hand up and out in an arc.

Front 49

Taste

Back 49

Start with pointer finger extended upwards from fist with tip just in front of chin (palm backwards). Tap fingertip to lips or just below lips twice.

Front 50

Hear

Back 50

Tap ear with tip of extended pointer finger twice.

Front 51

Fingernail

Back 51

Point generally across and forward, hold finger still. Use straight other pointer to point at side of still finger's nail.

Front 52

See

Back 52

With extended forefinger, point to your cheekbone just below the eye and then in the direction of the thing you're seeing.

Front 53

Look / Watch

Back 53

2 handshape. Pointer and middle finger up, palm forward. Pointer next to eye. Move hand forward.