Manually coded language

Manually coded language is a way of using hand gestures to communicate with people who are deaf. It's like making sign language, but instead of using words, we use hand gestures to represent each letter of the alphabet. This way, people who are deaf can communicate with others who don't know sign language very well or at all.

Think of it like this: imagine you're playing a game of charades with your friends. When you want to communicate a word, you use your hands and body to make gestures that tell your friends what you're thinking of. That's kind of what manually coded language is – except instead of words or phrases, you're using signs to represent individual letters of the alphabet.

Now imagine that the person you're communicating with can't hear you, and that's why you're using signs instead of speaking. This is what it's like for people who are deaf, and that's why they use manually coded language to communicate.

So, instead of speaking out loud, someone who is using manually coded language would use their hands and body to make different signs – one for the letter A, one for the letter B, and so on. They would use these signs to spell out words, just like you do when you're playing a game of charades.

It takes practice to become really good at manually coded language, but it's an important skill for anyone who wants to communicate with people who are deaf.