Indigenous signs for cities in India (indigenous name for India)

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

Calcutta
K-O-L.1

Chemai
FT of [M], PO > signer, FO > NDS, wipe across forehead.1

Mumbai (formerly Bombay)
(1h)[B], moves like train flywheel.1

New Delhi
(1) [D], PO > signer, FO up, moves upwards.1 (2) [5:], PO away, FO up, is held at forehead and moves away while closing to an [S].1

List of sources cited

1. Berose Vacha, Pradeep Sinha, and Zamir Dhale, personal communications (2003).

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