To sign cactus, hold your dominant hand in a '1' handshape with your index finger pointing straight up to represent the main body of the plant. Form an open '5' handshape with your non-dominant hand, keeping your fingers spread apart. Move your non-dominant hand up and around your dominant index finger to represent the prickly needles covering the cactus.
Sign 'cactus', then use your hands to indicate the small size before signing 'desk'.
Sign 'cactus', then use a warning facial expression while signing 'sharp' to emphasize the danger of the needles.
Sign 'cactus', followed by 'water', and use a negative headshake while signing 'not much'.
Sign 'cactus', then use your hands to indicate the small size before signing 'desk'.
Sign 'cactus', then use a warning facial expression while signing 'sharp' to emphasize the danger of the needles.
Sign 'cactus', followed by 'water', and use a negative headshake while signing 'not much'.
No, your non-dominant hand should move around and close to the index finger to show the needles, but it doesn't need to physically touch or grab the finger.
It is standard to use your dominant hand for the upright index finger (the trunk) and your non-dominant hand for the prickly needles. Left-handed signers will naturally reverse this setup.
To indicate multiple cacti, you can sign 'cactus' and then sweep your hands outward, sign 'many', or simply repeat the cactus sign in slightly different locations in front of you.
