Pietermaritzburg 04 · Variation in SASL Place Names

Title: Pietermaritzburg 04
Description: Pietermaritzburg 04 is an initialised-descriptive sign. It has the handshape is X, with the hand placed on the chin and the palm facing towards the signer. We were unable to determine the meaning of this sign. The mouthing of ‘Pietermaritzburg’ identifies this variant as a place-name sign. Pietermaritzburg 04 is a lexical variation from Pietermaritzburg 01.
Place Type: Town
Years Recorded: 2024
Research Site: Bloemfontein; Kimberley; Phuthaditjhaba; Thaba 'Nchu; Thaba 'Nchu; Phuthaditjhaba; Kimberley
Part of Location Collection: Pietermaritzburg
Age Group: 45-49; 50-54; 55-59; 65-69
Home Language: Afrikaans; SASL
Main location: Bloemfontein; Cape Town; Worcester
Context Items: Age Group; Home Language; Main Location; Date Recorded; Research Site
SASL Shorthand Annotation: #1,{0,?1,*1,!11,[X,^2,~9,&1,*2,!0,[0,^0,~0,&0
Category Value: Handedness: 1; Contact: 0; Mouthing: 1; Dominance: 1; Location: 11; Handshape: X; Palm orientation: 2; Movement: 9; Repetition: 1; Dominance: 2; Location: 0; Handshape: 0; Palm orientation: 0; Movement: 0; Repetition: 0