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has glosseng: A string figure is a design formed by manipulating string on, around, and using one's fingers or sometimes between the fingers of multiple people. String figures may also involve the use of the mouth, wrist, and feet. They may consist of singular images or be created and altered as a game, known as a string game, or as part of a story involving various figures made in sequence. String figures have also been used for divination, such as to predict the sex of an unborn child.
lexicalizationeng: string figure
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German
has glossdeu: Das Fadenspiel (im deutschsprachigen Raum auch Hexenspiel genannt) ist ein Geschicklichkeitsspiel für eine oder mehrere Personen. Dabei werden mit einer geschlossenen Kordel Figuren geknüpft, die sich oft aus der Natur ableiten.
lexicalizationdeu: Fadenspiel
French
has glossfra: Le jeu de ficelle est un jeu qui se joue avec une ou plusieurs ficelles en boucle. Il se joue seul ou à plusieurs.
lexicalizationfra: jeu de ficelle
Hebrew
has glossheb: משחק לולאות (באנגלית: String Figure) הוא משחק ילדים המשוחק באמצעות ליפוף לולאת חבל סביב שתי הידיים ויצירת צורות שונות אמצעותו.
lexicalizationheb: משחק לולאות
lexicalizationheb: משחקי לולאות
Italian
has glossita: Il ripiglino è un gioco che viene fatto da due o più persone usando la mani ed una cordicella. Consiste nel formare figure intrecciando a turno la cordicella intorno alle proprie dita. Ciascuno dei partecipanti "ripiglia" il filo dalle mani del precedente ottenendo un nuovo intreccio; vi sono figure conosciute che hanno un nome (culla, materasso o graticola, candele) e che si ottengono per mezzo di mosse definite. Si inizia dalla Culla.
lexicalizationita: Ripiglino
Japanese
has glossjpn: あやとり(綾取り)は、1本の紐の両端を結んで輪にし、主に両手の指に紐を引っ掛けたり外したりしながら、特定の物の形に見えるようにする遊び。地域によっていととり、ちどりなど多くの異称がある。主に女の子の遊びに見えるが男の子もやる。一人で行う綾取りと、複数人数で続行する綾取りがある。文化的交流がないとおもわれるのに、世界各地でみいだされる遊びでもある。オーストラリア、太平洋諸島、極北圏、南北アメリカ、アフリカなどの文字文化の発達が遅れていた地域ではコミュニケーションツールとして発達していた形跡もある。
lexicalizationjpn: あやとり
Limburgan
has glosslim: t Vaamsjpèl is e sjpèl dat me allèng of mèt twieë sjpelt - t aafnaemsjpèl - mèt ne aneengeknuppelde vaam. Dör bepaalde handelinge oet te veure mèt enkele óf dóbbele vaam kriet me versjèjje figure, zoewie de sjtrik, de sjtriekplaank, tas en taelder, de lödder of dr parasjuut. Oet de name van de figure zów me kènne aafleide dat dit sjpèl neet aod is of in modern tieje wer geïntroduceerd is. Dit sjpèl keumt me, mèt diezelfde figure, in alle kulture óp de waelt taege. In dr örsjte ieëw besjraef dr Griek Heraklas vör 't örsj dit sjpèl.
lexicalizationlim: Vaamsjpèl
Portuguese
has glosspor: Cama de gato é uma brincadeira infantil em que se constrói formas com barbantes presos às mãos.
lexicalizationpor: Cama de gato
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