Indigenous signs for cities in Spain (España)

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Explanation of glossing system used
(to understand how I describe the signs in this dictionary)

Barcelona
(2h)[loose B], DH brushes FT down palm of NDH, PO > DS, FO away.2 For an animated image see Woordenboek Nederlands - Vlaamse Gebarentaal: Barcelona. Or for a static gif of this sign, see Surdimobil - Dictionnaire des signes. Click on "Barcelone". It will look like nothing has happened, but scroll down to see the illustration.

Catalonia (Cataluña)
[4], PO down, FO away, starts high and moves downwards.3

León
(2h)[5:] hands closes from pinky to thumb and moves down.2 (< from its meaning of "lion".)

Madrid
(1) [M] touches FT to shoulder blade, moves away, and touches shoulder blade again with FO > NDS.1 (2) [1], PO > NDS, FO up, taps side of hand against NDS of forehead, then DS.2 (< the bullfights it is famous for.) For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see Woordenboek Nederlands - Vlaamse Gebarentaal: Madrid (first image). This sign seems to be executed backwards in the movie. Or for a static gif of this sign, see Surdimobil - Dictionnaire des signes. Click on "M", then "Madrid". It will look like nothing has happened, but scroll down to see the illustration.

Murcia
[5:] touches chest and moves away while pronating.2

List of sources cited

1. Signs around the world: Cities [Videotape]. Burtonsville, MD: Sign Media.

2. From http://www.geocities.com/cerbuna/ (Presentacion del Lengua de Signos), which is no longer extant.

3. Native signer, Deaf Way II.

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