Indigenous signs for cities in Vietnam (Vieät Nam)

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

Hanoi
DH [2], PO up, moves > DS while making a scissor action over arm of [B^], PO down, FO > DS + DH [O^] is inserted in [C], PO > DS, FO away from signer.1

Saigon
DH [B], PO > NDS, slices across [B], PO > signer + DH [B] passes under [B^], PO down + (2h)[5], PO down, describe a circle by separating and coming together while descending + (2h)[L], FOs down, descend.1 [< ideogram (old Vietnamese, that is, pre-French occupation, character) for that city.]

List of sources cited

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

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