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ISO 639-3 · nsinsi
unclassified · sign language
Nigerian Sign Language
Nigerian Sign Language is a sign language, spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata describes it as “sign language used by the Deaf community of Nigeria”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
nsi- Glottocode
nige1240- Family
- unclassified
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
—levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Nigerian Sign Language |
|---|---|
| Also called | NSL |
| Kind | sign language |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
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