For example, the Hawaii Sign Language word for father is to wag your finger -- whereas in ASL, it's an open hand with fingers spread and a thumb to the forehead.

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Once you click it, you can then swipe your finger across any text area to look up definition or translation, and you can choose your desired target language in the app's settings.

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