Sign for UNCLE in ASL | ASL Dictionary

How do you sign “Uncle” in ASL?

UNCLE: UNCLE in American Sign Language (ASL) names your parent’s brother, in-laws included. The video and animated demonstration below show the sign.

ASL sign for uncle — animated demonstration

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When do you use the sign UNCLE?

UNCLE turns up in family trees, barbecue rosters, and jokes about the one who falls asleep on the couch. It pairs with AUNT in the extended family vocabulary.

Lesson 26 of the challenge covers it in Book 1.

📖 UNCLE is taught in Lesson 26 of ASL 101: Starting Out — Book 1 of the 216-Day Challenge →




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