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Two ways of signing I: touch side of nose or point to yourself with thumb.

To indicate yourself is seldom necessary. For example, if you are hungry just sign hungry.


Anything that is sacred, when you point to it  you point with your thumb. So you would point to yourself because you are a sacred being, a newborn baby, a medicine bundle, and the rainbow in the sky.—Wally, Navajo Traditional Teachings. https://youtube.com/@navajotraditionalteachings?si=9hIZwsxBvM6zXd15

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