Hausa Sign Language

Hausa Sign Language
Maganar hannu
Native toNigeria
RegionNorthern Nigeria
EthnicityHausa people
Native speakers
20,000 (2021)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3hsl
Glottologhaus1246
ELPHausa Sign Language

Hausa Sign Language (HSL; Hausa: Maganar hannu or Harshen bebaye na ƙasar Hausa) is the indigenous sign language of the Deaf community in northern Nigeria.

  1. ^ Hausa Sign Language at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon