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Polish Sign Language has its own grammar different from the Polish language.

Word order
SVO and SOV word order

Signs
PJM just like other sign languages is marked by the higher iconicity of the signs used compared to the spoken languages. Most signs are still arbitrary and do not resemble the things they describe. Many iconic signs like the sign for home/house are based on a prototypical depiction.

Signs have their etymology, certain signs become

Polish Sign Language vs system of signs
It is important to mention the system of signs (pol. system językowo-migowy,SJM) which is used by many translators. It is a combination of Polish grammar and signs that either come from the Polish Sign Language or were created for the system to make word by word translation possible.

Dialects
There are different dialects of PJM mostly concentrated around schools for the Deaf. Native speakers of PJM are aware of differences and there are some attempts at creating lists of regionalisms.