Tip:
Highlight text to annotate it
X
Hello! Right now, I'm ready to teach you the 50 states.
STATE is signed like this.
AMERICA is signed like this.
50 States of America.
Ready?
ALABAMA: fs-ALA
ALASKA: Handshape-A>5 from forehead to chin to represent Eskimo
ARIZONA: Handshape-A down both sides of mouth to represent desert
ARKANSAS: fs-ARK
CALIFORNIA: Use the first sign shown here, which is for GOLD.
COLORADO: 1) Sign COLOR and then fs-DO, 2) Handshape-C to represent mountains (DON'T USE THIS) and 3) fs-COLO (Most Deaf locals in Colorado use this - RECOMMENDED)
CONNECTICUT: fs-CONN
DELAWARE: fs-DEL
FLORIDA: fs-FLA
GEORGIA: fs-GA
HAWAII: Handshape-H around the face to represent beautiful.
IDAHO: fs-IDAHO
ILLINOIS: fs-ILL or fs-I-Handshape-ILY-Handshape-ILY
ILLINOIS: fs-ILL or fs-I-Handshape-ILY-Handshape-ILY
INDIANA: fs-IND
IOWA: fs-IOWA
KANSAS: fs-KAN or fs-KS
KENTUCKY: fs-KY
LOUISANA: fs-LA
MAINE: Handshape-F on side of chest, repeating short downward movement
MARYLAND: fs-MD
MASSACHUSETTS: fs-MASS
MICHIGAN: fs-MICH
MINNESOTA: fs-MINN
MISSISSIPPI: fs-MISS
MISSOURI: fs-MO
MONTANA: Handshapes-M for both hands representing mountains
NEBRASKA: fs-NEB
NEVADA: fs-NEV
NEW HAMPSHIRE: fs-NH
NEW JERSEY: fs-NJ
NEW MEXICO: fs-NM
NEW YORK: Handshape-Y to represent subway
NORTH CAROLINA: fs-NC
NORTH DAKOTA: fs-ND
OHIO: fs-OHIO
OKLAHOMA: fs-OKLA
OREGON: Handshape-O in circles like briefly shown after the first sign. Do not use the first sign here which is similar to Washington.
PENNSLYVANIA: fs-PA
RHODE ISLAND: fs-RI
SOUTH CAROLINA: fs-SC
SOUTH DAKOTA: fs-SD
TENNESSEE: fs-TENN
TEXAS: Handshape-X going outward and then downward
UTAH: fs-UTAH
VERMONT: fs-VT
VIRGINIA: fs-VA
WASHINGTON: Handshape-W from the shoulder to show heritage, history, or generations.
WEST VIRGINIA: Sign WEST and then fs-VA
WISCONSIN: fs-WIS
WYOMING: fs-WYO or Handshape-W>Y for both hands to show mountain or camping
Good, now you know the 50 states of America.