GREETINGS

! s g n i t Gree NEW ZEALAND SIGN LANGUAGE New Zealand has three official languages: English, Maori and New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL). NZSL is the language of the Deaf community in New Zealand. There are about 24,000 people who use NZSL. NZSL Online

It is a fun language to learn, so let’s learn to some basic NZSL signs.http://nzsl.vuw.ac.nz/vocab_sheet?print=true With a buddy practice these greetings in NZSL.

Claire Wilson

GOOD MORNING

good

morning

1) Good = thumbs up 2) Morning = hold your thumb and finger into a circle and then bring your hand up. This shows the rising of the sun

GREETINGS afternoon

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night

! s g n i t Gree GOOD AFTERNOON

1) Good = thumbs up 2) Afternoon = spread your hand open by the side of your face and then bring your hand around to touch your chin. Close your fingers as you do so.

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! s g n i t Gree good

morning

GOOD NIGHT

afternoon

night

1) Good = thumbs up (View notice in NZSL) Printing or electronic copying of vocabulary sheets or individual images is permitted for individual use, or by teachers 2) Night = own hold yourWider hands up with your palms towards Bring your for use in their classroom. distribution or re-publication of any images or text fromyou. NZSL Online requires priorhands permission from the Managing down (crossing them as you go) soEditor: [email protected] they are level, with one hand in front of the other. This shows both the sun going down and the night getting dark

HELLO AND GOODBYE Have a guess at how you might say hello and goodbye in NZSL – it’s very simple and we all do it. For more greetings and phrases go to: http://www.nzsl.tki.org.nz/Video-gallery/Sentence-patterns/Clip-1.2 Here you will learn how to say things like “Hello, how are you?” and “Nice to meet you”. Your teacher can help direct you how to use these video clips.

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Pictures credit: Deaf Studies Research Unit, Victoria University of Wellington, Online Dictionary of New Zealand Sign Language

GREETINGS

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