Arm signal

In T'vaqi, arm signals are movements made by placing the forearm on different parts of the body to express various sentiments. They are understood universally by native residents and function as overt social cues that do not require speech or direct interaction to be acknowledged. Arm signals have coalesced over millennia of communication into a common set of motions that have been adopted by virtually all native speakers of the T'vaqi language.

List of signals

A public safety poster in Ishiq targeted at foreigners, advising that an arm on the thigh signals uncomfortability.

Body part	Duration	Meaning
Heart or chest	Tapped	Greeting, acknowledgement of presence
	Held	Indicates possession of an item
Thigh	Tapped	Social discomfort
Neck	Held	Physical discomfort
Hip	Tapped	Emphasis, when speaking
	Held	Indicates attention to a speaker
Cranium	Tapped	Frustration
	Held	Indicates persistent or dedicated thought
Stomach	Tapped	Romantic interest
Lower back	Tapped	Indicates sarcasm or facetiousness in speech
Other arm	Held	Platonic affection

In writing

In written and typed T'vaqi, arm signals can be expressed by appending the characters in front of the word for the target body part. A single is used to represent a tapped arm, whereas a held arm is indicated by . For instance, a greeting could be expressed by the following:

[Tapped] heart

Alternatively, possession of an item could be expressed by:

[Held] heart

In writing, the series of characters is sometimes written above the word for the target body part in a smaller script.