warrior cats asl
some cat-based asl for a warriors au! below cut bc its long aha
also, shoutout to @dragondawdles! she inspired me to work on this some more and asked to be linked so here ya go :D btw this isnt 100% finished, if you have anything to add hmu!
tail held up, tailtip to the right: hello
relaxed eyes/low eyelids: friendly hello
stretching left arm up then to the muzzle: hungry/eat
touching nose to their shoulder: youre my friend/i trust you
touching nose to their nose: i like you romantically/i love you
tailtip tapped twice on the ground: come here
swiping tongue over lips: hunting
unsheathing and resheathing foreclaws: battle/fighting
forepaw swiped across ground and back: border
right ear flicked twice: denotes a question
head nod: yes/i agree
head shake: no/i disagree
head tilt to the left: i dont understand/say that again
moving paw across ground: fast or slow (designated by speed of the paw)
forepaws flexed while tail is waved: whereÂ
tail held low and puffed: tree (a specific tree is designated by pointing with the tail)
tail held low and flicked twice: plant/herb
left paw stomped: rock (size designated by the heaviness of the stomp)
forepaw dragged backwards: river
right paw stomped: hill (size designated by the heaviness of the stomp)
hindpaw kicked: swamp/mud/marsh
hindpaw swept across ground: field/plain
gesturing to one's neck: twolegs/town
sitting on haunches and raising forepaws: weather
sitting on haunches & swiping forepaws down: rain
sitting on haunches & swiping forepaws down while wiggling toes: snow
sitting on haunches & touching forepaws together: sunny
sitting on haunches & touching forepaws together twice: cloudy
pressing forepaws into ground: patrol
unsheathing claws on right forepaw: prey/freshkill (once=small, twice=average, three=large)
doing this while also flicking the ears twice indicates a bird.Â
to indicate multiple pieces of prey, use numbers.
pointing with forepaw: to pick out a cat you dont know the name of/general pointing
whiskers twitched once: dangerous/predator
whiskers twitched twice: not dangerous
front teeth showing: stop that/be quiet
grinning with teeth: good job/compliment
swiping tail across their flank: i believe in you/i support you
kicking hindlegs: bad job/insult
chittering twice: im in pain/that hurts
chittering once: that feels good
arched tail: im exhausted/i want to sleep
both ears flicked back: im sorry
ears perked and twitched: thank you
tail touched to ear: pay attention/listen
tail touched to nose: smell/use your nose
forepaws tapped on ground twice: where were you/what were you doing
licking nose/front lip: talking/conversation
rolling right shoulder: mother
rolling left shoulder: father
rolling both shoulders: parent/parents
rolling right hip: sister
rolling left hip: brother
rolling both hips: sibling/siblings
right forepaw lifted briefly: morning
left forepaw lifted briefly: daytime
right hindpaw lifted briefly: evening
left hindpaw lifted briefly: nighttime
flicking tailtip to the right: after
flicking tailtip to the left: before
tail held to the left: yesterday
tail held straight out behind: today
tail held to the right: tomorrow
tail held up: moon (time designation)
signing one-moon-tomorrow would mean next moon, one-moon-yesterday would mean last moon.
numbers are signed by mewing a certain amount of times, ex. 1 mew = 1.
tail fur puffed: shadowclan
tail kinked and turned side to side: riverclan
tail held in a swirl: windclan
tail tipped right halfway: thunderclan
gesturing to one's tail: tom
gesturing to one's belly: she-cat
cats can pick a facial expression for their name, but usually its indicated by pointing/description.
CONVERSATION PRACTICE!
• "today, i caught two average-sized birds and then talked with my siblings." tail held a little up, swiping tongue over lips, unsheathing right claws twice while flicking ears, licking nose, rolling hips.Â
• "can you go gather herbs for me?" "i will after i eat." first speaker: tail held low and flicked twice, right ear flicked twice. second speaker: head nod, tailtip flick to the right, stretching left arm up then to the muzzle.
• "where should i take my patrol?" "to the big rock, then the river, through the marsh, and past the small hill". first speaker: forepaws flexed while tail is waved, pressing forepaws into ground, right ear flicked twice. second speaker: left paw stomped hard, forepaw dragged backwards, hindpaw kicked, right paw stomped lightly.
