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It is a language just like english, french, spanish, and others. There are literally thousands of words in the language.

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American Sign Language (ASL) is a unique language with its own grammar and vocabulary, so it does not directly translate English words into signs. However, there can be signs in ASL that correspond to English words, but it cannot be quantified in the same way as spoken languages.

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