Lorm alphabet

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The '''Lorm alphabet''' is a method of [[tactile signing]] named after [[Hieronymus Lorm]], who developed it in the late 19th century. Letters are spelled by tapping or stroking different parts of the listener's hand.<ref name="Marschark">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The Lorm alphabet is mostly used in German-speaking countries, the [[Netherlands]], and the [[Czech Republic]].

==Alphabet==
[[File:Alphabet de Lorm allemand.svg|thumb|Lorm alphabet for the German language]]
[[File:Alphabet de Lorm tchèque.svg|thumb|Lorm alphabet for the Czech language (CH different, SCH missing)]]
For the [[German language]] the following signs are used:
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| A || Tap on the tip of the thumb
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| B || Short stroke on the index finger
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| C || Tap on the wrist
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| D || Short stroke on the middle finger
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| E || Tap on the index fingertip
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| F || Lightly squeeze the ends of the index and middle fingers
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| G || Short stroke on the ring finger
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| H || Short stroke on the little finger
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| I || Tap on the middle fingertip
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| J || Double tap on the middle fingertip
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| K || Tap with four fingertips on the palm
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| L || Long stroke from the end of the middle finger to the wrist
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| M || Tap on the base of the little finger
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| N || Tap on the base of the index finger
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| O || Tap on the ring fingertip
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| P || Long stroke on the outside of the index finger
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| Q || Long stroke on the outside of the hand (little finger side)
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| R || Light drumming of the fingers on the palm
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| S || Circle on the palm
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| T || Stroke on the thumb
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| U || Tap on the little fingertip
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| V || Tap on the ball of the thumb, slightly outside
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| W || Double tap on the ball of the thumb
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| X || Stroke across the wrist
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| Y || Stroke over the fingers in the middle
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| Z || Oblique stroke from the ball of the thumb to the base of the little finger
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| Ä || Double tap on the tip of the thumb
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| Ö || Double tap on the ring fingertip
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| Ü || Double tap on the little fingertip
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| CH || Oblique cross on the palm
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| SCH || Lightly grasping fingers II – V
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| ST || Long stroke on the outside of the thumb
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Word ends can be signaled by a light tap on the palm.

==References==


[[Category:Deafblindness]]
[[Category:Deaf education]]
[[Category:Alphabets]]

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