To sign 'nappy' (also known as diaper), place both hands near your lower waist or hips. Extend your index and middle fingers together on both hands, keeping your thumbs extended as well. Tap your index and middle fingers against your thumbs a couple of times, mimicking the action of fastening safety pins on a cloth nappy.
Sign 'baby', 'need', 'clean', and then sign 'nappy' by tapping your fingers and thumbs together at your waist.
Point to the person for 'you', sign 'pack', 'nappy', and 'bag', raising your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question.
Sign 'we', 'run out' (using the sign for empty or none), and finish with the sign for 'nappy' at your hips with an expressive, frustrated face.
Sign 'baby', 'need', 'clean', and then sign 'nappy' by tapping your fingers and thumbs together at your waist.
Point to the person for 'you', sign 'pack', 'nappy', and 'bag', raising your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question.
Sign 'we', 'run out' (using the sign for empty or none), and finish with the sign for 'nappy' at your hips with an expressive, frustrated face.
Yes! Since ASL is a conceptual language, it uses the same sign for both words because they mean the exact same thing. You will use the same hip-tapping motion regardless of which English word you prefer.
Yes, 'nappy' is a two-handed sign. Using both hands is important because it visually represents fastening both sides of the nappy at the hips.
Usually, a quick double tap is standard for this noun. Tapping twice clearly establishes the word 'nappy' without dragging out the motion.
