Whence? Strike to left with right G, back up, then over to right a foot away, then back and again; point
to the person and sign Come. Usually it needs no Question.
Fr. d’où?; Ger. woher?
Where? or Whither? (What direction?). Sign Question; then with forefinger sweep the horizon in a succession of bounds, a slight pause at the bottom of each, the head following the finger. (Sioux and Arapahoe.) The actual line of the finger is illustrated in the lower plan, the hand being gracefully rotated on the wrist in doing it. Or sign Question and Somewhere.
Where? Sign Question and Look.
Where? (In an abstract sense). Extend the open hands, palm up, from the sides out low to the front, and swing them from side to side with a look of inquiry on the face. (Pop.)
Fr. où?; Ger. wo? wohin?
Which? (When the objects are in sight). Sign Question and point with right G in three or four directions, downward or toward the objects in question.