1. CLASSIFIERS
ASL I

2. What are classifiers:
Classifiers are used to show movement, location, and appearance of an object, person, place, or thing.
After a signer indicates a person or thing, a classifier can be used in its place to show where and how it moves, what it looks like, and where it is located.

3. CL:1
Is used to show long skinny things, such as a pencil, a pole, a person walking alone, or a person standing.

4. CL:2
Represents two people

5. CL:3
Represents inanimate objects: Car, boat, bicycle, bus

6. CL:4
Represents things grouped in a circle, lined up against the wall, birds on a telephone line, etc.

7. CL:5
Can represent an order or sequence, herd of cattle or horses, and a full auditorium or stadium.

8. CL:X
Represents hanging clothes, hanging ornaments on Christmas tree, etc.

9. CL:B
Represents a flat object such as piece of paper, magazine, newspaper etc.

10. CL:BB
Represents a flat surface such as the top of a table or a shelf, top of a desk etc.

11. CL:^ upside down “V”
Represents a person or a two-legged animal such as a woman, child, or gorilla etc. Also represents the action of walking, jumping, flipping, etc.

12. CL:C
Represents a small container-like objects such as a cup, glass, vase, can, etc.

13. CL:CC
Represents larger container-like objects such as a bowl, or trash can in which you use with two hands.

14. CL:F
Represents small, flat and round objects such as coins, buttons, watch, etc.

15. CL:Y
Small winged aircraft

16. CL:^(bent V)
Represents any small or crouched animal or human such as a frog, mouse, child sitting down, a horse laying down etc.