FlatB@IpsiChest-FingerUpPalmAcross RoundHoriz FlatB@ContraChest-FingerUpPalmAside

American Sign Language Alternative forms This sign may be made with the regular “B” handshape (i.e. with the thumb tucked to the palm) or with the “open B” handshape (i.e. with the thumb extended). Etymology This sign uses the same handshape as all ASL possessives, e.g. ase FlatB@Chest-PalmBack my, mine, and ase FlatB@Chesthigh-FingerUp RoundHoriz their, theirs. Its location and movement matches that of ase 1^o-f@IpsiChest-FingerBack RoundHoriz 1^o-f@ContraChest-FingerBack we, us. Production right-hand closed-B palm-leftclose to body right side of chestright-hand moves left while turning toright-hand closed-B palm-up one FlatB IpsiChest FingerUp ASL FlatB@IpsiChest-FingerUpPalmAcross.jpg The radial (thumb) edge of the hand is in contact with the chest. Move the hand in an arc while rotating it so that it faces the opposite direction. FlatB ContraChest FingerUp ASL FlatB@ContraChest-FingerUpPalmAside.jpg The ulnar (little finger) edge of the hand is in contact with the chest. If it is necessary to indicate which people other than the signer are the possessors, the signer may lean to the side near those people. Adjective adj B ASL FlatB@ContraChest-FingerUpPalmAside.jpg OUR POSS-PL-1 our Noun noun B ASL FlatB@ContraChest-FingerUpPalmAside.jpg OUR ours