Sign talk

by Ernest Thompson Seton

Fr. en avant; Ger. vor.

Air. See Wind.

Alight or Descend. Indicate from what, then drop right V fingers downward onto flat left palm. See Dismount.

Fr. descendre; Ger. absteigen, hinuntersteigen.

Alike, to Look like or Resemble (Of persons). Make the signs Face and Equal.

Fr. semblable; Ger. ähnlich sein.

Alive, Live, Life, or All right (Walking about, upright). Hold index of right hand upright, move it about shoulder high, forward in long slow zigzags sidewise, always turning it so as to move palm forward. Also used for Be or Exist. See Life, Deer, and Nothing. The Blackfeet use the sign Grow for this idea. See Wandering.

Fr. vivant; Ger. lebendig.