Dutch Sign Language Bible Portions (DSESLS)

Overview

This translation provides Bible portions in Dutch Sign Language (Nederlandse Gebarentaal, NGT), the primary sign language of the Dutch deaf community. The content is produced in video format for Scripture engagement.

Language and People

Dutch Sign Language (ISO 639-3: dse) is used by an estimated 17,500 deaf signers in the Netherlands. It received official recognition in 2021 under Dutch law, becoming one of the officially recognized languages of the Netherlands alongside spoken Dutch.