Start by holding your non-dominant hand in a 'C' shape in front of you, palm facing down, to represent the top half of a globe. Form an 'A' handshape with your dominant hand. Bring your dominant 'A' hand underneath your non-dominant hand, placing it at the bottom to represent Antarctica's location at the South Pole.
Sign 'Antarctica,' then sign 'coldest' by doing the sign for 'cold' with an exaggerated shiver and adding the sign for 'most', followed by the sign for 'continent.'
Sign 'Penguin' by tapping your hands by your sides like flippers, then sign 'live' by bringing both 'A' hands up your chest, and finish with the sign for 'Antarctica.'
Point to yourself for 'I,' sign 'want' by pulling both clawed hands toward you, sign 'travel' moving your bent 'V' hand outward, and end with 'Antarctica.'
Sign 'Antarctica,' then sign 'coldest' by doing the sign for 'cold' with an exaggerated shiver and adding the sign for 'most', followed by the sign for 'continent.'
Sign 'Penguin' by tapping your hands by your sides like flippers, then sign 'live' by bringing both 'A' hands up your chest, and finish with the sign for 'Antarctica.'
Point to yourself for 'I,' sign 'want' by pulling both clawed hands toward you, sign 'travel' moving your bent 'V' hand outward, and end with 'Antarctica.'
The 'A' handshape is an initialization, meaning it uses the first letter of the English word 'Antarctica.' Placing this 'A' at the bottom of the 'globe' hand clearly distinguishes it from other locations.
Yes! If you are left-handed, your right hand will form the 'C' shape (the globe) and your dominant left hand will form the 'A' shape. Always use your dominant hand for the moving 'A' handshape.
No, because the Arctic (or North Pole) is located at the top of the globe. To sign Arctic, you would typically place the 'A' handshape at the top of your non-dominant 'C' hand, rather than at the bottom.
