[Sw-l] Lessons in SignWriting — Interactive Edition

Mon Jun 29 09:28:32 UTC 2026

Hi Anna! no particular clarification is needed, but I am happy to share the
signs -
1. ISL "friend" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh3D0nszlD0
2. ASL "marriage"
https://media.signbsl.com/videos/asl/aslsignbank/mp4/MARRY-1625.mp4

Both signs are different to my name sign - my name sign is like ISL
"friend" but without the movement. and the ASL "marriage" but with a firm
grasp.
My name sign is somewhat a combination of "friend" and an audible "clap"
sound. My ISL teacher gave it to me;
the "friend" part reflects the meaning of my name, and the "clap"
part because I am hearing, which helps get my attention quickly.

I hope this helps clarify the story :)
Amit

On Fri, Jun 26, 2026 at 8:11 PM Ms. AnnaGrace <msannagrace20 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Amit,
> Thank you for all your hard work!
> I can help clarify the signs for ISL's "friend" and ASL's "husband".
> First, could you send me videos of the Israeli sign for "friend"?
> Curious me,
> Anna :-)
>
> On Fri, Jun 26, 2026 at 1:35 AM Amit Moryossef <amitmoryossef at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks! I guess that is one misunderstanding on my part 😅
>> It is now removed from the book!
>>
>> If you find anything else, please let me know
>>
>> Amit
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 23, 2026 at 8:26 PM Josenilson da Silva Mendes <
>> jsm88b at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Olá, Amit e colegas da SW List!
>>>
>>> Escrevi alguns exemplos para ficar mais claro.
>>>
>>> Essa escrita abaixo está incorreta.
>>> [image: image.png]
>>> [image: image.png]
>>>
>>> Essas escritas abaixo estão corretas.
>>> [image: image.png]
>>> O movimento diagonal no plano chão segue a mesma regra.
>>>
>>> [image: image.png]
>>>
>>> Josenilson Mendes
>>>
>>>
>>> Em ter., 23 de jun. de 2026 às 04:58, Amit Moryossef <
>>> amitmoryossef at gmail.com> escreveu:
>>>
>>>> Hi Josenilison,
>>>>
>>>> My name sign is:
>>>> [image: image.png]
>>>> It was given to me in Israeli sign language, and the meaning is
>>>> "friend" (my name Amit means friend)
>>>> In ASL this is closer to "husband", but for me, not yet ;)
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the feedback - I am not sure what you mean regarding the
>>>> hands moving separately.
>>>> I attach a video of what I am seeing:
>>>> https://supercut.ai/share/rylo/BViSj30xRQ0AB5CjWLFAgt
>>>> When choosing the right hand, only that hand moves. Choosing "left",
>>>> only moves left. Choosing "both" moves both.
>>>> I rotated the person slightly so it looks a bit more correct.
>>>>
>>>> All the best,
>>>> Amit
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jun 23, 2026 at 12:35 AM Josenilson da Silva Mendes <
>>>> jsm88b at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Que trabalho maravilhoso, Amit!
>>>>>
>>>>> Já vou divulgar no nosso grupo de escrita de sinais do Brasil. Com
>>>>> certeza vai ajudar muito os aprendizes iniciantes.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gostaria de saber como é seu personal sign in ASL. O meu você pode ver
>>>>> em minha foto do perfil no Gmail.
>>>>>
>>>>> Você pediu para apontar correções. Bem, aí nessa imagem da animação
>>>>> 3d, as mãos estão se movendo separadas e em paralelo, sem sobreposição dos
>>>>> movimentos. A seta não corresponde à ortografia do sistema. A animação
>>>>> precisa ser alterada para evitar confundir o aprendiz.
>>>>> [image: image.png]
>>>>>
>>>>> Saudações.
>>>>>
>>>>> Josenilson Mendes
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Em seg., 22 de jun. de 2026 às 11:54, Valerie Sutton <
>>>>> sutton at signwriting.org> escreveu:
>>>>>
>>>>>> SignWriting List
>>>>>> June 22, 2026
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello Amit!
>>>>>> Thank you for this wonderful gift. And thank you Adam for all the
>>>>>> work you have done on this book. And thanks to Lucinda and Kevin as well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is an exciting new development!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Val 😊
>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jun 22, 2026, at 4:52 AM, Amit Moryossef <amitmoryossef at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When I first started learning SignWriting, I came across the *Lessons
>>>>>> in SignWriting* book. It is a wonderful resource, but as a
>>>>>> beginner—and without any background in ASL at the time—I struggled to fully
>>>>>> understand it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The book could show me SignWriting, but I wanted to see the pages
>>>>>> come alive. I wanted to see people signing, understand how the written
>>>>>> forms corresponded to real movement, and explore the symbols interactively.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Over the past few months, I have been working on a new version of the
>>>>>> book, which I call the *Interactive Edition*. It aims to remain
>>>>>> mostly faithful to the original material while adding interactive elements:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    - Hover over most signs to watch Adam sign them.
>>>>>>    - Hover over handshapes to see the corresponding real hand.
>>>>>>    - Hover over many other SignWriting symbols to view example
>>>>>>    videos.
>>>>>>    - Use the 3D viewer to understand how movement arrows represent
>>>>>>    motion in three dimensions.
>>>>>>    - *Practice* reading, and writing, with games sprinkled
>>>>>>    throughout.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You can explore it here:
>>>>>> https://research.sign.mt/lessons-in-signwriting/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I made a walkthrough video explaining it
>>>>>> https://supercut.ai/share/rylo/7F83XmIEOSlxO5Rw5kdeRH
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I hope you find it a useful extension of the original material. The
>>>>>> project is open source and available here:
>>>>>> https://github.com/sign-language-processing/lessons-in-signwriting Contributions,
>>>>>> corrections, and suggestions are very welcome. The goal is to create a
>>>>>> resource that clearly presents the full system and is useful to both new
>>>>>> learners and experienced SignWriting users.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As always, this work would not have been possible without the
>>>>>> previous work, and contributions of many people—especially Valerie, Adam,
>>>>>> Steve, Lucinda, and Kevin.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>> Amit
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