1^o-f@Sternum-FingerBack

American Sign Language

Etymology

From the typical ASL method of referring to something by pointing to it.

Production

• This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
  1. Posture the dominant hand in the bent variation of the “1” handshape on the sternum, extended finger(s) of the dominant hand pointing back.
  2. Hold the hand still briefly.

Noun

(ASL glosses: ME, I, PRO-1, PRO^→1, INDEX₁, IX₁)

1. I; me

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “me”): 1@InsideChesthigh (“you, he, she, it”)

Related terms

• FlatB@Chest-PalmBack (“my”)
• OpenA@Chest-TipHandBack (“myself”)
• A@Chest-RadialBack (“I only”)
• 1^o-f@IpsiChest-FingerBack RoundHoriz 1^o-f@ContraChest-FingerBack (“us”)
• OpenB@Sternum-FingerBack OpenB@Trunk-FingerBack (formal “I, me”, royal “we, us”)

See also

• K@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmUp Nod (“the two of us”)
• 3@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmUp CirclesHoriz (“the three of us”)

Hawai'i Pidgin Sign Language

Pronoun

1^o-f@Sternum-FingerBack

1. I, me

References

• Woodward, James. 2014. Documentation of Hawaii Sign Language: Building the Foundation for Documentation, Conservation, and Revitalization of Endangered Pacific Island Sign Languages. Endangered Languages Archive. Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/2196/00-0000-0000-0007-61D1-6