To sign 'Jamaican', start with the sign for Jamaica: hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing down. Use your flat dominant hand to trace a curve around the fingertips of your non-dominant hand. Finally, add the 'person' suffix by bringing both hands in front of you, flat with palms facing each other, and moving them straight down.
Sign 'MY', 'NEIGHBOR', and then 'JAMAICAN' using the person suffix.
Point to the person, sign 'JAMAICAN', and raise your eyebrows to ask the question.
Point to her, sign 'PROUD', and then 'JAMAICAN', ensuring you include the downward 'person' motion.
Sign 'MY', 'NEIGHBOR', and then 'JAMAICAN' using the person suffix.
Point to the person, sign 'JAMAICAN', and raise your eyebrows to ask the question.
Point to her, sign 'PROUD', and then 'JAMAICAN', ensuring you include the downward 'person' motion.
The sign for 'Jamaica' only includes the first part of the motion, where you trace the edge of your non-dominant hand. To sign 'Jamaican', you must add the 'person' suffix at the end by moving both flat hands downward.
If you are talking about food, culture, or the country itself, you usually drop the 'person' suffix and just sign 'Jamaica'. The full sign with the downward motion is specifically for a Jamaican person.
Yes, you should always use your dominant hand to do the tracing motion while your non-dominant hand stays stationary as the base.
