American Sign Language

Alternative forms

• The nondominant hand may be in the “open B” handshape (i.e. with the thumb extended).

Production

• This two-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
  1. 
     Posture the nondominant hand in the “flat B” handshape in front of the center of the chest, nondominant palm facing up. Posture the dominant hand in the “1” handshape within a couple of inches of the nondominant palm, extended finger(s) of the dominant hand pointing down.
  2. Drop the dominant hand down so the finger tip contacts the nondominant hand at least once.
  3. 
     Posture the nondominant hand in the “flat B” handshape in front of the center of the chest, nondominant palm facing up. Posture the dominant hand in the “1” handshape with the dominant hand at the palm of the nondominant hand, extended finger(s) of the dominant hand pointing down.

GUH Hand	LUH Hand	LUH Move	GUH Move	GUH Hand	LUH Hand
GUH Palm	LUH Palm	Second	Second	GUH Palm	LUH Palm
GUH Position	LUH Separation	Third	Third
bent-1	open-B		Down
Down	Down
	Touching on
	Underside

Adjective

(ASL gloss: DUE)

1. (of a payment) due