Sign Word List: U.S. States
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INDIANA

As in "the state"

INDIANA
English Equivalent: INDIANA (as in "the state")
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Indiana vs. Indianapolis

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Savvy User Teresa Savvy Member
Thursday, March 28, 2013

I've been told by Deaf individuals that option 2 refers to the city of Indianapolis and that option 1 refers to the state. I live in Illinois and wonder if that distinction is regional.

Regional signs

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John @ Signing Savvy Savvy Member
Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Many times the initialized sign that moves like the shape of a 7 is a name of a big city, so your Deaf friends may be correct for Indianapolis being signed that way in their region.

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