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ISO 639-3 · hslhsl
unclassified · sign language
Hausa Sign Language
maganar hannu
Hausa Sign Language is a sign language, spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata describes it as “indigenous sign language of Hausa”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
hsl- Glottocode
haus1246- Family
- unclassified
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
—levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Hausa Sign Language · maganar hannu |
|---|---|
| Also called | HSL, Haussa Sign Language |
| Kind | sign language |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelwhere it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Nigeria
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalpcmNigerian Pidginunclassified · 47.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialyorYorubaNiger–Congo · 40 m2 · ProvincialiboIgboNiger–Congo · 27 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mfuvNigerian FulfuldeNiger–Congo · 14.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationefiEfikNiger–Congo · 2.7 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider Communication