How to spell BANGLADESH in sign language
Bangladesh fingerspelled in ASL is 10 handshapes, signed one after another with the palm facing out. Hold each for a beat and keep the hand in one place; the letters carry the word, not the movement.
B
A
N
G
LA
D
E
S
HLetter by letter
- B Four fingers straight up and together, thumb folded flat across the palm.
- A A closed fist with the thumb resting upright against the side of the index finger.
- N A fist with the thumb tucked under two fingers (index and middle), peeking out between the middle and ring fingers.
- G Index finger pointing sideways with the thumb extended parallel to it; other fingers curled into the palm.
- L Index finger pointing straight up and thumb extended outward to form an L; other three fingers curled into the palm.
- A A closed fist with the thumb resting upright against the side of the index finger.
- D Index finger extended upward; middle, ring, and pinky curled to meet the thumb, forming a small circle.
- E All four fingers curled tightly down into the palm with the thumb tucked horizontally underneath the fingertips.
- S A closed fist with the thumb wrapped across the front of all curled fingers.
- H Index and middle fingers extended together, pointing sideways; thumb holds the ring and pinky down.
Fingerspelling is how ASL handles names, places, brands and words without a sign of their own. Many everyday words do have a sign, so if you are learning ASL as a language, learn that sign too; this page shows how the word is spelled with the manual alphabet.