Flat9@BasePalm-PalmDown-FlatB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp Flat9@InFinger-PalmDown-FlatB@CenterChesthigh

American Sign Language Etymology Possibly imitative of adding a column of numbers up (upwards). Possibly imitative of moving beads on an abacus. Production left-hand open-B palm-upright-hand F palm-downleft-hand touching below right-handaway from body in center of chestleft-hand stays repeatedlyright-hand moves out and in repeatedly ase two Flat9 BasePalm PalmDown FlatB CenterChesthigh PalmUp Move the dominant hand forward while holding the nondominant hand in this posture. Flat9 InFinger PalmDown FlatB CenterChesthigh PalmUp Alternatively, both palms may face each other with the extended fingers of each hand pointing up. In this form, the dominant hand moves up instead of forward. Alternatively, the dominant hand may contact the nondominant hand multiple times while it moves from base to tip. | colspan=2 | move | 9op TITH c BA IN HP FI VP | 9op TITH c INFI IN HP FI VP | colspan=2 | hold | colspan=2 | Bu^ c m0CH BK HP FI VP BɑFɒ⊥X Verb verb 9 COUNT to count Derived terms ase Flat9@BasePalm-PalmDown-FlatB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp Flat9@TipPalm-PalmDown-FlatB@CenterChesthigh FlatB@InsideChesthigh-FlatB@InsideChesthigh FlatB@InsideTrunkhigh-FlatB@InsideTrunkHigh accountant