10 Lessons from Nigerian Sign Language

  1. Every language is unique and beautiful – spoken or signed

  2. Every language is historically developed

  3. Every language is the identity of its users

  4. Every language is passed down to generations

  5. Every language is the index of a people’s culture

  6. Every language is communally shared

  7. Every language evolves

  8. Every language is worthy of scientific study

  9. No language is inferior to the other

  10. No language bears the identity of another.

Let’s develop Nigerian Sign Language; it’s an indigenous language!