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fingerspelling

form of manual communication, can be comprehended visually or tactually; representation of the letters of a writing system, and sometimes numeral systems, using only the hands
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fingerspelling

Summary

fingerspelling has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • fingerspelling is a type of manual communication[2].
  • fingerspelling's Commons category is recorded as Fingerspelling[3].
  • fingerspelling's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fingerspelling[4].
  • fingerspelling's Commons gallery is recorded as Fingerspelling[5].
  • fingerspelling's described by source is recorded as Gebehrden-, Finger-, Fuß- und Knötchen-Sprache[6].
  • fingerspelling's different from is recorded as finger-counting[7].
  • fingerspelling's uses is recorded as manual alphabet[8].

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Definition and Type

fingerspelling is a type of manual communication[2].

Why It Matters

fingerspelling has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] fingerspelling is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_fingerspelling_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{fingerspelling}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/fingerspelling}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 28d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Fingerspelling
    Svkkl authority id → 0270971-daktylotika
    Subclass of → —
    Uses → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0270971-daktylotika, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
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