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| NSL | Description | ASL version |
| besøke | With left hand palm down, move perpendicular flat right hand (on edge with little finger) over back of left hand. | visit |
| bestefar | Draw right "U" hand from the top of the cheek to the chin. | grandfather |
| bestemor | Draw right "U" hand from left to right across forehead. | grandmother |
| bror | With palms facing down, bring index fingers together. | brother |
| dame | Right cupped hand touches thumb side, then little finger side, to chest | woman |
| du | Point in direction of person being referenced. | you |
| familie | With "F" hands linked between index finger and thumb, mover hands in horizontal circle. | family |
| far | With right index finger, draw jawbone from ear to chin. | dad |
| fra | With right flat hand resting in left flat hand, pull right hand toward body. | from |
| gammel | Draw down on right cheek with right index finger. | old |
| gjør | With fisted hands, rotate one around the other. | do |
| gutt | With closed "B" hand, tap forehead like the brim of a cap. | boy |
| hjem | While holding the flat left hand palm down, pass the flat right hand palm down under it. | home |
| hva | With both open claw hands, palms up, move from front to out to the side. | what |
| hvem | With "U" hand at chin, draw fingers down on chin. | who |
| hvor | With both open claw hands palm up, shake hands side-to-side. | where |
| hvor mange | With flat open hand, palm up, touch little finger to chest. | how many |
| hvordan | Tap fist of "Y" hand on fist of left "Y" hand twice. | how |
| hvorfor | Right "A" hand rotates wrist to shake thumb out to side. | why |
| i orden | Move flat open hand down from mouth to open hand with palm facing up. | fine |
| jente | With thumb of open right hand, tap right side of chest twice. | girl |
| klasse | Brush "B" hand fingers past each other in a back and forth motion. | course |
| lærer | With boath index fingers at temples, shake fingers outward twice. | teacher |
| mann | With right hand closed and flat, mime the bill of a hat at the forehead. | man |
| matematikk | With both "U" hands pointing up and palms up, move one hand, then the other, up and down alternatively. | math |
| meg | Point right index finger to chest. | me |
| mitt | Place flat open hand on chest. | my |
| mor | With right index finger, draw across forehead from left to right. | mom |
| navn | Tap "U" hand on chin twice. | name |
| nevø | Draw index finger of right hand over index finger of left hand twice. | boy cousin |
| niese | Draw index finger of right hand over index finger of left hand twice. | girl cousin |
| skole | With flat hands, palms facing up, tap edges of hands (with little fingers) together twice. | school |
| onkel | Draw index finger of right hand over index finger of left hand twice. | uncle |
| seksten | With palm down, left hand open and flat, and right fist with thumb out, move hands down towards floor twice. | sixteen |
| student | With left palm down brush right "C" hand over back of left hand twice. | student |
| studere | With both palms in at forehead, touch fingers to thumbs to close flat hands. | study |
| søster | With palms facing down, bring index fingers together. | sister |
| tante | Draw index finger of right hand over index finger of left hand twice. | aunt |
NOTE: NSL doesn't differentiate gender. All cousins, aunts, and uncles are signed the same. Brother and sister are signed the same also.