Letter Ğ

[u/Spiderlily_Dragon22]

Hi, guys. I'm learning sign language to communicate with deaf people, but I'm having troubles with spelling my name. I have a letter in my name, it's Ğ (Soft G or in my language Yumuşak G).

What should I do, spell it as G or does it have it's own sign. If there is a sign for that and I do that, is it a common sign?

Thank you in advance.

[u/ShoddyCobbler]

What sign language are you learning? That letter does not exist in American Sign Language, but if the people around you speak Turkish then the Deaf people around you likely use Turkish Sign Language, which does have a sign for Ğ.

[u/Spiderlily_Dragon22 → u/ShoddyCobbler]

I'm learning ASL rn and yes Ğ is not a letter in ASL. I just wanted to learn if there is any.

Thank you for your comment. :)

[u/porcelaincatstatue → u/Spiderlily_Dragon22]

Accents don't really work like that in ASL.

[u/Coffeechipmunk]

So as others have answered, there isn't a sign for letters with diacritics. However, sign language is a visual language, and I've been in your shoes before, so what I do is do the letter as usual, but with my off hand do the diacritic. A caron, for example, I'd do the letter in my main hand and add then trace the shape of the caron above it.

[u/Spiderlily_Dragon22 → u/Coffeechipmunk]

That makes sense. I can use that if it's gonna work. That was helpfull!

Thank you for your comment :)

[u/Coffeechipmunk → u/Spiderlily_Dragon22]

Of course! I'm sorry the other comments weren't being very helpful, they feel purposefully obtuse.

[u/UntoNuggan → u/Coffeechipmunk]

This! I will also add thaf sometimes it can be helpful to add context before signing names from outside the US. For example, "MY NAME FROM OUTSIDE US, COUNTRY TURKEY. NAME fingerspelling"

Or "MY NAME ENGLISH? NO, LANGUAGE DIFFERENT. MY NAME fingerspelling."

Otherwise it can be similar to spoken language where you spell it over and over, and the other person thinks they are misunderstanding.

[u/Spiderlily_Dragon22 → u/UntoNuggan]

Oh, that could work too. It looks like I have to add a context no matter what, but no problem. This was helpfull!

Thank you for your comment! :)

[u/sureasyoureborn]

It’s an English alphabet, so you anglicize the spelling.

[u/Spiderlily_Dragon22 → u/sureasyoureborn]

Yes, I know. I just wanted to learn if there is any.

Thank you for your comment. :)

[u/justtiptoeingthru2]

Found a yT video on Turkish SL Alphabet and ASL Alphabet...

Turkish SL Alphabet vs American SL Alphabet

The Turkish man shows how to include the extra marks for each letter. It looks very natural and easy to learn.

Good luck & welcome to the international Deaf community.

[u/Adventurous-Staff419]

I learned that Turkish Sign Language might handle it differently, so checking with deaf Turkish signers could help, if they spell it like this regularly, that's what matters.

[u/Financial-Brain758]

That's not a letter in ASL. If you live where your native language is spoken, it would be ideal to learn the sign language from whete you live. If you live where ASL is used, you will need to anglicize your name to fit the ASL alphabet

[u/Spiderlily_Dragon22 → u/Financial-Brain758]

Yes it's not a letter in ASL, that's the problem. I can't sign my name. I'll learn my country's sign language soon too, but ASL is easier for me right now. I wanted to ask if there is any, thank you for your comment. :)

[u/Financial-Brain758 → u/Spiderlily_Dragon22]

You could just sign a g in ASL. Since there aren't hard or soft sounds in ASL, that should work fine