Nigeria
From AASL
| Name of the country/area | Nigeria |
|---|---|
| Formal name of the country/area | Federal Republic of Nigeria |
| Country/area information | The World Factbook(CIA) |
| Wikipedia(English) |
Indigenous signs for "Nigeria"
Illustrations in the literature
"Nigeria" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 99.)
Spoken languages
English
Sign languages
Related sign languages:
Population of Deaf/deaf people
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Nigeria National Association of the Deaf (WFD member, cited from WFD website)
Institutes, associations and universities for sign language studies
Education for the deaf
Deaf communities and cultures
Religious activities by the Deaf
Famous Deaf persons and hearing persons concerned with sign languages
Sign language dictionaries
Bibliography
Schmaling, Constanze. 2003. A for apple: The impact of western education and ASL on the Deaf community in Kano State, Northern Nigeria. In: Monaghan, Leila, Constanze Schmaling, Karen Nakamura and Graham H. Turner eds. Many ways to be Deaf: International variation in Deaf communities. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. 302-310.
Schmaling, Constanze. 2001. ASL in Northern Nigeria: Will Hausa sign language survive? In: Dively, Valerie, Melanie Metzger, Sarah Taub, and Anne Marie Baer eds. Signed languages: Discoveries from international research. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. 180-193.
Ojile, Emmanuel. 1994. Education of the deaf in Nigeria: An historical perspective. In: Erting, Carol J., Robert C. Johnson, Dorothy L. Smith, and Bruce D. Snider eds. The Deaf Way: Perspectives from the international conference on Deaf culture. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. 268-274.
Mba, Peter O. 1987. Nigeria. In: Van Cleve, John V. ed. Gallaudet encyclopedia of deaf people and deafness, Vol.2. New York: McGraw Hill. 242-244.
Mba, Peter O. 1986. Social integration: A new approach to the Deaf. In: Mba, Peter O. ed. National Advisory Council for the Deaf: Conference papers (1982-1986). Nigeria: National Advisory Council for the Deaf. 39-46 .
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Notes
| Africa (general) | Africa (general) |
|---|---|
| North Africa | Algeria | Egypt | Libya | Morocco | Tunisia |
| West Africa | Benin | Burkina Faso | Cote d'Ivoire | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Liberia | Mali | Mauritania | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Togo |
| Island states in the Atlantic Ocean | Cape Verde | Sao Tome and Principe |
| Central Africa | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | Republic of the Congo | Rwanda |
| East Africa | Djibouti | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Kenya | Somalia | South Sudan | Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda |
| Southern Africa | Angola | Botswana | Lesotho | Malawi | Mozambique | Namibia | South Africa | Swaziland | Zambia | Zimbabwe |
| Island states in the Indian Ocean | Comoros | Madagascar | Mauritius | Seychelles |
| Areas and others | Western Sahara |
