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
Euzouwa, Anthonia Ngozika. 2007. Deaf Women and Sports in Nigeria: Problems and Prospects. In : Goodstein, Harvey ed. The Deaf Way II Reader : Perspectives from the Second International Conference on Deaf Culture. Washington,DC: Gallaudet University Press. 301-304.
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2005. The Deaf in Africa (10) Teacher training by the Deaf Foster generation of today. In:Sign Language Communication Studies(Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 57(2005.09):41-47.
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2005. The Deaf in Africa (9) Teacher training by the Deaf. In:Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 56(2005.06):45-52.
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2004. The Deaf in Africa (5) Deaf views of America In:Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 51(2004.03):55-62.
Blench, Roger. 2004?. An unreported African sign language for the deaf among the Bura in Northeast Nigeria.
Blench, Roger and Victoria Nyst. 2003. 6. Reports on Field Research :An unreported African sign language in Northeast Nigeria. In : OGMIOS Newsletter 2.10 (#22) : Autumn 30 November 2003.
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. [Including information of Africa (general), Nigeria, Hausa Sign Language and Nigerian Sign Language ]
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.
Schmaling, Constanze. 2000. Maganar hannu, language of the hands: a descriptive analysis of Hausa sign language. Hamburg: Signum-Verlag.
2000. Nigeria. In : Turkington, Carol, and Allen E. Sussman eds. The encyclopedia of deafness and hearing disorders, second edition. New York : Facts on File. 151.
Adepoju G. A. 1999. Trends in the development of education of the Deaf in Nigeria between 1950 and 1985: an interview and historical study. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. University Maryland.
Ojile, Emmanuel. 1999. Education of the deaf in Nigera: Past, present, and future. In : H. William Brelje ed. Global perspectives on the education of the deaf in selected countries. Hillsboro, Ore. : Butte Publications. 261-272.
Schmaling, Constanze(University Hamburg). 1998. A for Apple: The impact of western education and ASL on the Deaf community in Kano State, northern Nigeria. In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 27(1998.03) :54. (translated by Nakamura, Karen: in Japanese) [the report from the invited panel on sign language sociolinguistics at the 96th Annual Meeting of the America Anthropological Association. Washington DC. Nov.11-19 1997]
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.
1992. Nigeria. In : Turkington, Carol, and Allen E. Sussman eds. The encyclopedia of deafness and hearing disorders [first edition]. New York : Facts on File.
Odebiyi A. I. and F. Togonu-Bickersteth. 1987. Concepts of management of deafness in the Yoruba medical system: a case study of traditional healers in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. In : Social Science & Medicine. 24: 645-49.
Ojile, Emmanuel and E. Carver. 1987. Education of the Deaf in Nigeria and Canada: A comparison. In: The ACEHI journal/LA revue ACEDA. 13 : 96-103.
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 .
Ojile, Emmanuel. 1986. Teacher's qualification, method of instruction and provision of related services in Nigerian Deaf schools. Jos, Nigeria : University of Jos. List of faculty research.
Ojile, Emmanuel. 1985. An updated list of educaional programs for the hearing impaired in Nigeria. Jos, Nigeria : University of Jos. Unpublished research, Special education department.
1925. Du Report, Burum tribe, Nigeria : A deaf mute believer. In : Lightbearer. 21. 5.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Nigeria
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 |
