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NAME

The sign NAME is formed with two H handshapes and tapping your dominant hand on your non-dominant hand twice in front of you.

NATIVE AMERICAN

This sign is referring to native Americans.

NAVY

NEAR

NECKLACE

NECKLACE (2)

NEED

NEIGHBOR

NEIGHBORHOOD

NEPHEW

NERVOUS

NEVER

NEW YEARS

Next year I am going with my family to Washington DC to meet with Senator Morris and his wife.

NEXT YEAR, ME (shift shoulders) MY FAMILY GO-TO WASHINGTON fs-DC MEET SENATOR fs-MORRIS AND (shift shoulders) HIS WIFE.

NICE

Nice to meet you.

The phrase is signed here as: "NICE MEET YOU." This phrase can also be signed as "NICE MEET" with MEET signed with the back of your dominant hand facing you and the back of your non-dominant hand facing the person you are meeting. When MEET is signed directionally this way, signing YOU is not necessary.

NIECE

NIGHT

NIGHT/EVENING

NIT-WIT

NO

This sign for "no" is used to answer yes/no questions. This sign is NOT used in sentences like, "There are no more cookies left."

NO-WAY

No, I'm not deaf, I'm hearing.

This phrase is signed as "NO DEAF, I HEARING" with the first part signed with a negative facial expression and the second part signed with an affirmative facial expression.