Nigerian Sign Language

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Nigerian Sign Language
Native to Nigeria, Chad
Native speakers
 (no estimate available)[1]
French Sign
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Either:
nsi – Nigerian Sign
cds – Chadian Sign

Nigerian Sign Language is the national sign language of deaf people in Nigeria. It was introduced in 1960, a few years after Ghanaian Sign Language, by Andrew Foster, a deaf African-American missionary, and is based on American Sign Language (and indeed may be considered a dialect of ASL), as there had been no education or organizations for the deaf previously. There is a Ghanaian influence in NSL; both are based on American Sign Language. NSL is unrelated to local Nigerian sign languages such as Bura Sign Language.

Chadian teachers for the deaf are trained in Nigeria. There are deaf schools in N’Djamena, Sarh, and Moundou.

References

  1. ↑ Nigerian Sign reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
    Chadian Sign reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
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^a Sign-language names reflect the region of origin. Natural sign languages are not related to the spoken language used in the same region. For example, French Sign Language originated in France, but is not related to French.


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