Hausa Sign Language

Hausa Sign Language

language
name=Hausa Sign Language
states=Nigeria
region=Northern states of Nigeria (Hausa-speaking areas)
signers=?
iso3=hsl

Hausa Sign Language is the sign language of the Deaf community in Hausa-speaking areas of Northern Nigeria.

References

*Schmaling, Constanze (1997). "Maganar Hannu: Language of the hands. A descriptive analysis of Hausa Sign Language". University of Hamburg , Department of African and Ethiopian Studies
*Kamei, Nobutaka (2004). "The Sign Languages of Africa", "Journal of African Studies" (Japan Association for African Studies) Vol. 64, March, 2004.


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