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Spring 1985forms, which do not (Wilbur 1978, Gee & Kegl 1982,McIntire 1980, McDonald 1982, Supalla 1982). A tentativelist of classifiers and their categories is given below(from Kegl & Wilbur 1976):1. General person (animate): G-hand, usual orientationis fingertip up2. Person ambulatory (by legs): V-hand, usualorientation is fingertips down for 'stand' 'walk''kneel', but may have other orientations3. Person (by vehicle): 3-hand, orientation isfingertips sideways (as opposed to the numeral '3',which has its citation orientation fingertips up),may be used for cars, motorcycles, boats, trains,etc.4. Plane: