learn to sign with. koko signs apple koko makes a fist with thumb over fingers and taps her cheek...
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Koko Signs ASK Koko puts her hands and forearms together in front of her, with fingers straight out from palm, pointing forward or upward. ASL version: Forearms are not held together. (The same sign is used for PRAY).TRANSCRIPT
Learn to sign with
Koko Signs APPLE
Koko makes a fist with thumb over fingers and taps her cheek with the
knuckle of her index finger.
ASL version: Fist with thumb and index
crooked into a tight C, and hand twisting twice.
Source: DeeAnn Draper (Research Assistant)
Koko Signs ASK
Koko puts her hands and forearms together in front of her, with fingers straight
out from palm, pointing forward or upward.
ASL version: Forearms are not held together.
(The same sign is used for PRAY).
Koko Signs BABY
Koko crosses her arms over her stomach, with
open hands, palms turned inward. With one palm resting under the elbow of the opposite
arm (the other on top of the opposite arm) she pats her elbow two or
three times.
ASL version: Palms are turned upward,
and arms "rock" an imaginary baby.
Source: DeeAnn Draper (Research Assistant)
Koko Signs BIRD
Koko makes a fist and pinches the side of her lower lip with the tip of her thumb and index
finger.
ASL version: Back of hand is held toward
mouth, and index and thumb come together a few times, simulating a
bird opening and closing its beak.
Source: DeeAnn Draper (Research Assistant)
Koko Signs FRUIT
Koko touches her cheek with the tips of her thumb and index
finger while making an open fist.
ASL version: Same as GSL
Source: DeeAnn Draper (Research
Assistant)
Koko Signs GORILLA
Koko's fists alternately strike each side of her upper chest (i.e., chest
pounding).
ASL version: Same as GSL
Source: DeeAnn Draper (Research Assistant)
Koko Signs HUNGRY
Koko's hand forms a large "C" with all fingers.
Her fingertips and thumb touch the center of her chest , and move
downward towad her stomach.
ASL version: Same as GSL
Source: DeeAnn Draper (Research Assistant)
Koko Signs JEALOUS
With Koko's little finger protruding from her fist, her fingertip touches the
corner of her closed mouth, as she twists her
hand.
ASL version: Same as GSL
Source: DeeAnn Draper (Research Assistant)
Koko Signs SORRY
Koko places her fist in the middle of her chest
with her palm facing inward, then makes a
couple of short, downward brushes against her chest.
ASL version: The hand circles the chest instead
of brushing it.
Source: DeeAnn Draper (Research Assistant)
Koko spreads the fingers on her right hand with the palm facing left.
She rests the bent elbow of her vertical
right arm on the back of the down-turned, open
left hand.
ASL version: Same as GSL, but add a twist of
the right wrist, simulating tree
"branches" moving in the wind.
Source: DeeAnn Draper (Research Assistant)
Koko Signs TREE
Koko Signs UP
Koko's hand points up with her arm held
stretched above her head.
ASL version: Hand points up with the hand
held in front of the signer.
Source: DeeAnn Draper (Research Assistant)
Koko Signs WANT
Koko holds her bent, open hands with the palms facing up
horizontally in front of her body, then pulls the arms inward toward
herself.
ASL version: same as GSL.
Source: DeeAnn Draper (Research Assistant)
Pictures and Text taken from:
www.koko.org