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Nigerian Sign Language

sign language used by the Deaf community of Nigeria
Intangible sign_language Q7033021
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Nigerian Sign Language

Summary

Nigerian Sign Language is a sign language[1]. It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Nigerian Sign Language is in the country of Nigeria[3].
  • Nigerian Sign Language's instance of is recorded as sign language[4].
  • Nigerian Sign Language's instance of is recorded as modern language[5].
  • Nigerian Sign Language is a type of American Sign Language[6].
  • Nigerian Sign Language's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nigerian Sign Language[7].
  • Nigerian Sign Language's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NSL'}[8].
  • Nigerian Sign Language's indigenous to is recorded as Federal Capital Territory[9].
  • Nigerian Sign Language's exact match is recorded as http://data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-333204123[10].
  • Nigerian Sign Language's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 5 Developing[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include sign language[4] and modern language[5]. Nigerian Sign Language is a type of American Sign Language[6].

Why It Matters

Nigerian Sign Language is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Related Entities

Nigeria

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Ethnologue. Retrieved . ethnologue.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Sayvhior · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → sign language, modern language
    Commons category → Nigerian Sign Language
    Country → Nigeria
    Ethnologue language status → 5 Developing
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P373]]: Nigerian Sign Language"
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