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sign language

NOUN
language using movements of hands and face
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"The biggest challenge we faced actually was in Africa we don't have a standardised African sign language dataset," Kimathi told AFP at the company's tiny lab in Nairobi.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

It has built a mechanical hand that can translate a teachers' voice into sign language in real time, allowing deaf children to learn alongside their hearing counterparts.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

News of the updated sign language was met with applause and general bewilderment from Disneyland fans.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Carter Wallace has a favorite bit of sign language.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

She’d talk to me, and we’d invent a sign language, which would be great fun.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine




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